The SANER Group has officially filed our response to the City’s demurrer– their attempt to throw out our case. Let’s be clear: we aren’t going anywhere!
The noise ordinance took 12 long years of litigation to create, and the primary reason for it was to safeguard the health and well-being of the Long Beach community from the detrimental effects of excessive aircraft noise.
The City cannot pick and choose when to enforce it.
We are united, we are strong, and we will never stop fighting until the City finally upholds its own laws. This case is about fairness, accountability, and protecting the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
Please take the time to read the filing so you know exactly where we stand and why this fight matters. Together, we will hold them accountable.
As attorney bills continue to come in, we need your support to keep this legal battle moving forward. Every donation large or small keeps this fight alive. If you haven’t donated yet, now is the time. If you already have, we are deeply grateful for your support.
SANER Group
Please click on the image below to be taken to the link with the full 13 page document. You can also click here. The next action on this case will occur on September 30, 2025.
SANER GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF LONG BEACH OVER FAILURE TO ENFORCE LONG BEACH AIRPORT NOISE ORDINANCE
Community Demands Action as Flight School Noise Disrupts Quality of Life
Long Beach, CA — [June 25, 2025] — The Long Beach SANER Group — also known as the Long Beach Small Aircraft Noise Reduction Group has filed a lawsuit against the City of Long Beach for failing to enforce its own airport noise ordinance. This legal action comes after over two years of resident complaints regarding excessive and unlawful noise caused by flight school training operations often continuing well past the hours permitted by law.
The lawsuit, filed this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is merely asking the City of Long Beach to enforce the airport noise ordinance that has been in place since 1995. That ordinance clearly prohibits training operations:
Monday through Friday: No training from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
Saturday and Sunday: No training from 3:00 PM to 8:00 AM
Despite these longstanding restrictions, flight schools have been conducting operations during prohibited hours under the guise of “taxi-backs” a practice which airport officials themselves have admitted is a loophole exploited by the flight schools and pilots. The result: sleepless nights, loss of peaceful outdoor use, and a significant decline in quality of life for surrounding residents.
“Our community has had enough,” said Lisa Dunn, founder of the Long Beach SANER Group. “The City is turning a blind eye to blatant violations of an ordinance that was specifically designed to protect residents from exactly this kind of disruption.”
To represent them in this legal action, SANER has retained Steven Taber of Leech Tishman Nelson & Hardiman, a highly experienced attorney in environmental & aviation law. Mr. Taber previously served as an attorney for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and brings decades of legal expertise in aviation-related issues.
The group insists that no changes to the existing ordinance are necessary only that the City enforce the rules already in place. “The City doesn’t need to rewrite the law,” Dunn continued. “They just need to enforce it. The ordinance was created for a reason to protect residents from late night training over the communities and right now it’s being ignored.”
This lawsuit is the latest step in a growing community movement to restore peace and livability in Long Beach neighborhoods. The SANER Group, supported by hundreds of residents, continues to call for transparency, accountability, and immediate action to stop these unauthorized training operations.
Contact: Lisa Dunn Founder, Long Beach SANER Group Email: LBSANERGROUP@gmail.com
The noise ordinance took 12 long years of litigation to create, and the primary reason for it was to safeguard the health and well-being of the Long Beach community from the detrimental effects of excessive aircraft noise.
Please take the time to read the filing so you know exactly where we stand and why this fight matters. Together, we will hold them accountable.
As attorney bills continue to come in, we need your support to keep this legal battle moving forward. Every donation large or small keeps this fight alive. If you haven’t donated yet, now is the time. If you already have, we are deeply grateful for your support.
Long Beach SANeR Group 