Business `leaders' bar safe alternative to LAX

By Ruth Galanter

Is there anyone who truly likes flying in and out of Los Angeles International Airport? Recent growth at other local airports - Burbank and Long Beach in particular - certainly suggests that people would rather go elsewhere as long as flights are available.

Besides, is it safe to fly at LAX today?

According to a General Accountability Office review, the Federal Aviation Administration has fallen down on the job of maintaining aviation safety. The result is overly tired air-traffic controllers and sleepless pilots - a recipe for disaster.

Thank You!

ARSAC would like to thank Roy's Friends, elected officials, and our supporters for making Roy's Fiesta a smashing success.

Fear of Flying

Feds blame the weather for flight delays and cancellations. Real authorities — air traffic controllers — have another, scarier explanation.

By Nadia Pflaum

In the Shadow of LAX
Ground Plan
UCLA extension class studies ways to bring LAX border land back to life.

By Kristin S. Agostoni
Staff Writer

Just west of Los Angeles International Airport, cracked roads slope through an abandoned stretch of sand dunes. Clusters of forlorn-looking palm trees and a handful of broken street lamps are still around, but the beachfront homes vanished long ago.