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How African American-owned Businesses are Helping Build the Airport of the Future
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How African American-owned Businesses are Helping Build the Airport of the Future

Sentinel News ServiceJanuary 21, 2021

A Message from Jobs at LAX. Throughout 2020, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), the City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), continued to make significant progress on its $14.3 billion Capital Improvement Program. This transformational work will modernize LAX, dramatically improve the regional transportation network and create dynamic business and job opportunities for Angelenos, including African American businesses from local communities.

Los Angeles Sentinel Ride Along with Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Safety Officer Captain Brian Jordan
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Los Angeles Sentinel Ride Along with Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Safety Officer Captain Brian Jordan

Charlene Muhammad, Contributing WriterJanuary 30, 2020

What started out as a desk video/audio interview to learn more about what goes into the day-to-day work of firefighters and paramedics for print and radio broadcasts turned into a ride-along with Los Angeles County Fire Department Public Safety Officer Captain Brian Jordan, and a front seat to one of the most publicized health crises to strike L.A. area schools in recent times.

Rep. Maxine Waters Announces $4 Million Grant for Noise Mitigation in Inglewood
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Rep. Maxine Waters Announces $4 Million Grant for Noise Mitigation in Inglewood

Sentinel News ServiceSeptember 20, 2019

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, announced today that the United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded a $4,428,903 grant to the City of Inglewood for residential noise mitigation. The grant will provide assistance to an estimated 150 Inglewood residents who are impacted by the noise from planes flying into and out of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). 

City Attorney Feuer Challenges FAA Changes to Flight Pattern Over Mid-City/Central LA in Federal Court of Appeals
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City Attorney Feuer Challenges FAA Changes to Flight Pattern Over Mid-City/Central LA in Federal Court of Appeals

Sentinel News ServiceJune 28, 2019

City Attorney Mike Feuer announced that his office, on behalf of the City, is suing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the U.S. Court of Appeals, challenging the FAA’s recent changes to procedures that affect incoming aircraft flying over mid-City and central Los Angeles on their way to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  The FAA’s changes allegedly were done without proper environmental review or public input and represent the latest example of FAA’s persistent failure to address noise and other negative impacts from aircraft overflights in those areas.