Sherman Oaks and Encino For Quiet Skies

We are residents adversely impacted by noise and air pollution from aircraft over Sherman Oaks, Encino, Studio City, and parts of Bel-Air, Beverly Crest, BHPO, and the noise-sensitive Santa Monica Mountains - miles away from Van Nuys Airport or Burbank Airport. The presence of frequent, low flying aircraft over our homes, schools, parks, protected open spaces, and wildlife is an unprecedented change to historic, established flight patterns that have been unchanged for decades. They are destroying our way of life and exposing us to horrific levels of unrelenting noise and pollution that can cause high levels of stress and health-related problems.

Because many of these areas are in elevated terrain, the distance between aircraft and homes is frequently less than a thousand feet. In addition, approximately 90% of the impacted Santa Monica Mountains are designated by the Los Angeles Fire Department as HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY zones.

Already through our efforts, we have succeeded in getting the City of Los Angeles to invoke a new federal law that requires the FAA to address our community noise concerns by considering alternatives - namely a return to a historic flight path. We are in close communication with City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports, and others to help frame issues in a way that will help produce results.

With your support we can continue our fight on behalf of tens of thousands of residents!

The co-founders spend countless hours on behalf of tens of thousands of residents affected by the FAA’s assault on our communities. They have contributed their time to attend public and private meetings, and donated their expertise in the areas of legal, political outreach, marketing, communication, data research, compilation of background information, and city planning. They are supported by a diverse, intelligent and dedicated group of volunteers. These are the steps we are taking:

1.  Educate, organize, and empower Los Angeles residents to fight back by attending airport meetings, resident association & neighobrhood council meetings,  congressional townhall meetings.  

2.  Organize Los Angeles residents to submit noise complaints in increasing numbers and respectfully address officials through calls, emails, and in-person public comment at meetings.

3.  Coordinate and work together with City of Los Angeles and other legislators to ensure they know what we're doing, to provide our unique perspective and experiences, and to inform their evolving strategy against the FAA.

4.  Educate the FAA about the true human and environmental costs of NextGen.

To protect people, homes, schools, and our oases of beauty and wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ENERGY, AND DONATIONS!