LA vs. OC: The Southern California airport wars continue this morning in a Daily Breeze article detailing a Los Angeles official’s demand that Orange County residents pay for increasing the burden on LAX. “Share the burden or cough up the cash,” is how reporter Art Marroquin summarized the opinion of LA airport commissioner Walter Zifkin. He wants OC folks to pay extra when they use LAX. Len Kranser, part of a massive alliance that successfully prevented the construction of an internation
Congratulations to Orange County web pioneer Len Kranser. Fourteen years ago this month, Kranser created one of the nation's first well-respected blogs, www.eltoroairport.org. Though the battle over converting the old military air base at El Toro (Irvine) into a commercial airport is long over, this award-winning site continues to be a sometimes controversial, always must-read for folks interested in local airport issues--thanks to Kranser's meticulous efforts.
