The struggle to reduce the size of aircraft and volume of traffic at Santa Monica airport may have taken a turn last week when UCLA scientists reported that those who live and work near the […]

A small plane crashed at the end of the runway at Santa Monica airport, trapping the pilot inside. The small plane took off and circled back making a crash landing at approximately 2:45 p.m. Sunday […]

Coast 2 Coast Coaching, an Irish soccer camp organization, is partnering with the City of Santa Monica to run camps this summer.  One was held from July 20-24 and another is scheduled for August 3-7 […]

There were a lot of Mirror reader responses to last week’s column in this space concerning the use of the Santa Monica Airport by business jets, specifically FAA category C and D “business jets.” Many […]

Nothing about urban planning is perfect. You might check into Mayor Villaraigosa’s current woes over “supergraphics” with citizens who are shouting him down at public meetings about the giant advertising banners hanging on the sides […]

Santa Monica’s City Council passed an ordinance that banned the use at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) by C and D aircraft in March of 2008. Ever since then the legality of their decision has been […]

The Santa Monica Airport was packed with pedestrians on March 28, and they were not anxiously awaiting take-off. The crowds were there to see the work of more than 60 local artists showcased at the […]

A fatal plane crash occurred at the Santa Monica Airport Wednesday, January 28, 2009 when a Single engine Marchetti SF-260 aircraft departed westward on Runway 21. Two people died in the accident, both the pilot […]

Air pollution and its possible adverse health affects has long been a big concern for those who live near Santa Monica Airport. Now, in a historic step the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has […]

The City’s litigation with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over safety issues at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) is likely to continue at least into the year 2011 – that was the message that was clearly […]