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Shutdown Whiteman Airport!

We are calling on the county of Los Angeles to shutdown whiteman. For 75 years Whiteman Airport has been more detrimental than beneficial to our community. There has been one to many crashes in the community. Prioritize the public safety of Pacoima residents, shut it down!

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Shutdown Whiteman Airport

October 14, 2022

Aunque parezca increíble, en estos vecindarios temen que sigan cayendo aviones del cielo

Carmen Escobosa | Aqui Y Ahora – Univision

Eva Ávalos estaba en su patio cuando una aeronave se accidentó en su calle de Pacoima, California, en noviembre de 2020. Poco después sucedió otro caso. La preocupación de muchos es que estos incidentes se están volviendo frecuentes en distintos estados.
 

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Children call for the shutdown of Whiteman Airport

September 29, 2022

Lead spews from some Southern California airports; cleaner fuel is coming

Brooke Staggs | Los Angeles Daily News

Both of Lori Shepler’s 5-year-old twins have had serious health problems throughout their young lives. She keeps a particularly close watch on Ayla, who’s in remission from cancer that cost her a kidney and regularly deals with respiratory issues.

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July 25, 2022

How One Los Angeles Neighborhood Is Guarding Against Deadly Heat

Todd Woody | Bloomberg

As temperatures hit triple digits on a blue-sky July day in the Los Angeles community of Pacoima, families escape the heat at a local park. Many of the surrounding homes lack air conditioning, and the neighborhood’s sparse stands of towering palm trees provide scant shelter from the sun.

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June 27, 2022

LA Times Today: After plane crashes and close calls, pressure mounts to close this L.A. airport

Rachel Uranga | Los Angeles Times

Neighbors near the Whiteman Airport in Pacoima are calling for its closure.

They say it’s a threat to public safety, after more than a dozen crashes have been reported at or near the airport over the last decade.

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Electro Bici Fleet being unloaded

June 15, 2022

A Free E-Bike Lending Program Just Launched In The San Fernando Valley. Here’s How It Works

Ryan Fonseca | LAist

A new mobility program will give Northeast San Fernando Valley residents access to free e-bikes.

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Electro Bici Fleet

June 15, 2022

Pacoima Beautiful Wants to Take Community on an E-Bike Ride

Mike Terry | The San Fernando Valley Sun/El Sol

Starting today, June 16, Pacoima residents and businesses may see a sprinkling of orange-red bikes and their riders cruising through its streets and roadways.

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