The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. After more than two years of community outreach and engagement, the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project will move into its fourth phase with the unveiling of the Illustrative Master…
OPA Board Member Spotlight – Tess Nelson: After serving as a career Community Manager for WeWork in NYC, Tess relocated to Ocean Park in 2022 and has turned her attention to connecting neighbors with one another in Ocean Park. Driven by…
Editor’s note: I’m sure we’ll have a lot more to say, this is just our first look at the scenarios. This weekend, the Santa Monica Airport Conversion team (SMAC) held an event at the current airport property itself to unveil…
OPA 4/30 Spring Mixer Details: Come to the patio of Chez Jay @ 1657 Ocean Ave. from 4-6:30pm on Wednesday April 30 to mix and mingle with other engaged community members. We will have our new AWOL (Always West of…
Airport to Park Survey Closes on Sunday The Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project (SMAC) has been collecting information on an online survey for the past several weeks. The survey closes this Sunday, April 27, and can be accessed here. For…
All images from the staff presentation to City Council. After over an hour of public testimony and a presentation by city staff, the City Council quickly passed a resolution affirming the “guiding principles” for the airport conversion project. A list…
This Saturday, the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project kicked off “Phase 2b” of its multi-year outreach process to guide a consulting team in creating a design for a future “great park” on the land where the Santa Monica Airport now…
Following the completion of Saturday’s public meeting (more on that later), the Santa Monica Airport Conversion Project launched its third survey to bring in stakeholder feedback about the future land uses for the land on which the airport now rests.…
The following is a submission from the City of Santa Monica. The city of Santa Monica Wednesday released a draft of the Guiding Principles for the Airport Conversion Project, ahead of the Dec. 7 community event to share them and…
The following is a submission from the Santa Monica Conservancy. The Women Who Pioneered Aviation History at the Santa Monica Airport Last month, we celebrated Douglas Day, commemorating the centennial of the first flight around the world. This milestone reminds…
OPA Oct. 14 Monthly Meeting Monday: This month’s meeting will be at the 2601 Main St. Library starting with food and mingling at 6:00pm. We will also be hybrid on Zoom. Here is the Zoom link to join the meeting starting at 6:30pm. Here’s the draft agenda and here’s schedule: A Letter from the…
The Santa Monica Airport Conversion planning and outreach announced earlier today that it will be extending the time for people to take and complete its most recent survey. You can access the survey via the project engagement website at www.SMACproject.com or directly…
Outreach for the post-airport future on the land where Santa Monica Airport now resides began “Phase 2” earlier today when the city opened a new survey designed to receive feedback from residents, business owners and other stakeholders. According to the…
Well, it’s official: The proposed ballot initiative to allow housing at Santa Monica Airport will not be on the fall ballot, but a similar measure could appear on the 2028 ballot if supporters gather enough signatures. Any signatures gathered in…
Despite ongoing controversy surrounding scheduled passenger service at Santa Monica Airport, JSX is expanding its operations with new nonstop flights to Oakland beginning this fall. The public charter carrier announced this week that it will begin offering up to three…
