FAA/LGB Airport Webinar Recap and Review

July 1, 2024

FAA/LGB WEBINAR

Many of us attended the FAA/LGB Airport webinar, and as we suspected, it was very disappointing. There were many repetitive questions with no solutions or clear answers, and many responses were defensive. Most of the questions submitted by SANER members were not chosen to be answered. Over 200 people participated. You can watch the recorded session at the link provided here. As was mentioned on the FB page, there were no panel participants from the community.
The Long Beach Watchdog published this article after the webinar.

Many of us shared our submitted questions with each other during and after the webinar and for the most part, the important questions we wanted to have answered were not selected. The public was not allowed to see the questions submitted. For weeks leading up to the webinar, the city had gone overboard, sending the same copy and paste emails to anyone who had any questions or comments regarding the airport directing us to attend the webinar to have our questions answered there.

Raquel Girvin of the FAA and panel host, directed us to email any unanswered questions to her directly so we urge you to take her up on her offer at this email. Let SANER know by copying us on your email.

FUNDRAISER WAS A SUCCESS!

Our fundraiser was a success! A huge thank you to everyone who braved the extreme heat to attend and to all the members who helped set up, donated, and contributed in various ways. We are incredibly grateful for all of your support. We enjoyed delicious food, desserts, and music, and it was wonderful to finally meet many of you from our Facebook community in person. We raised approximately $4,000.💥💥💥

ATTORNEY UPDATE

We have finally selected a phenomenal and highly qualified attorney. We are currently awaiting a conflict of interest clearance and a cost sheet to move forward. Out of all the attorneys we consulted, this one stood out due to his strategic approach and extensive knowledge of Long Beach Airport, having worked with the FAA in his career. We cannot provide more details until we file the lawsuit. However, we need to start collecting donations, seeking grants, and increasing our fundraising efforts. To sustain the lawsuit, we will need to raise money on a monthly basis. We have also set up a recurring PayPal page for those who prefer not to receive weekly reminders. You can sign up for recurring payments here.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Volunteers Needed for Flyer Distribution!
We’re looking for volunteers to help distribute flyers in various different Long Beach neighborhoods. If you’re interested, please email us at lbsanergroup@gmail.com to sign up. If you are associated or a member of a Long Beach neighborhood group whose members are concerned about aviation noise and pollution and would like to have a speaker from SANER address your group, please contact us. It takes a village to create change, and your efforts will help raise awareness for our group, increasing our influence on elected officials. Join us in making a difference!

March Flyer Distribution

SANeR is now distributing several thousand new flyers to airport adjacent neighborhoods.
Please contact us if you are able to help us walk flyers- we’d LOVE your help! One of our devoted members is organizing the flyer distribution. (Thank you!) You can also print your own flyers here and pass them out to your neighbors and friends who are affected by this increase in general aviation noise and pollution.


When distributing flyers, please make sure to secure them somewhere visible on the porch in a way to
prevent them from blowing away. Do not place them in the mailboxes (it is illegal to put anything in mailboxes unless it had proper postage affixed to it).
If you speak to neighbors as you walk the flyers, let them know we have new yard signs in the works which should be ready next week and they can request one now by contacting us with their name and address and we will make sure we get one to them. Let them know about the SANeR GoFundMe campaign and that as soon as we reach our $25,000 goal, we will be hiring legal counsel. We are over halfway there now!
Thank you for your help in getting this information out to the community.

Welcome to everyone who has been subscribing here! This site will help keep you informed on what SANeR is doing and alert you to upcoming events. If you are not aware, there is an upcoming meeting at EXPO Center on Atlantic addressing the newly proposed 7 story housing development on Wardlow and Cerritos Ave. Many SANeRs will be in attendance. A seven story building may affect flight patterns coming off of 26L and 26R.

May the skies overhead be Peaceful,
SANeR