12/19/2002
SFO says runways will go on
11/26/2002
Flight delays draw scrutiny
October 05, 2002
Scientists catalogue all Bay animals for first time More than 935 species on comprehensive list
August 10, 2002
Runway foes sue for access to studies They claim SFO is disguising impact
August 07, 2002
SFO noise drops to 20-year low Airport is first to meet state standard
August 01, 2002
Longtime P.R. man loses job
July 24, 2002
SFO to upgrade waste water plant
6/25/2002
S.F. officials slash runway budget
Justin Jouvenal, Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO -- Expressing concerns over how money has been spent, city supervisors placed nearly half the budget for San Francisco Airport's runway project on reserve and broadened oversight of airport finances Monday.
6/22/2002
Showdown over airport runways expected Monday
San Francisco supervisors Friday set the stage for a showdown next week over proposed restrictions on how the city's airport conducts its business -- particularly on its plan to build new runways.
6/21/2002
United pilots stump for expanded SFO runways
By Justin Jouvenal, Staff Writer S.F. AIRPORT -- A group of United Airlines pilots called Thursday for new runways to be built at the airport, as a debate over the project's budget heats up.
6/21/2002
Sea lion comes in for disruptive landing at SFO
FROM WIRE REPORTS San Francisco International Airport officials say a young male sea lion came ashore and wandered across runways and into boarding and cargo areas around a mile and a half inland early Tuesday before
6/20/2002
San Mateo County officials Wednesday weighed in on a proposed cut to San Francisco International Airport's budget
REDWOOD CITY -- San Mateo County officials Wednesday weighed in on a proposed cut to San Francisco International Airport's budget for the proposed runway expansion project, saying it would eff
6/19/2002
Airport commission votes to audit SFO management $2 million for P.R. firms, lobbyists stirs critics
By Justin Jouvenal SAN FRANCISCO -- Speaking on the steps of City Hall, a group of business and labor officials urged city supervisors Tuesday not to slash funds for San Francisco International
6/15/2002
Runway expansion funds attacked by S.F. supervisor
By Justin Jouvenal , Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- A city supervisor critical of spending at San Francisco International has proposed slashing funds for the airport's controversial runway project -- a move that would grind the project to a halt, airport officials said.
6/13/2002
Nukes 'R' us
FOR those who oppose San Francisco International Airport's proposed new runways in the bay, we can only imagine what their reaction would have been to a plan broached way back in 1960 during the Eisenhower administration.
6/4/2002
SFO offered millions to salt pond plan In July letter, official sought to tie money to new runways
By Justin Jouvenal , Staff Writer As possible mitigation for new runways, San Francisco Airport's top official suggested using $200 million in airport funds to pay for the restoration of the Cargill South Bay salt ponds, according to a July letter.
5/29/2002
Government to buy Bay salt ponds for $135 million
By Douglas Fischer , Staff Writer The shore birds, the diving ducks, the tiny salt marsh harvest mouse are richer creatures today, for tomorrow they'll have 16,500 acres of South Bay salt marsh to themselves. In what negotiators label an unprecedented deal, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Cal
5/22/2002
County supervisors want to be part of SFO runway plans
San Mateo County supervisors voted Tuesday to ask to be included in a multi-agency task force on the proposed runway expansion project at San Francisco International...
5/10/2002
Today's Letters
5/7/2002
Suburban swabbies
ONE word can make a difference. At least that's what a careful reader pointed out in no uncertain terms last week. Her concern involved an item about the harbor at Coyote Point in San Mateo.
5/2/2002
Today's Letters
4/30/2002
San Francisco City wants to release airport runway documents
A spokesman for San Francisco's City Attorney said Monday that officials plan to ask the federal government for permission to release environmental documents on the proposed expansion of SFO's runways as...
4/30/2002
Ahoy, matey WITH all due respect to the suburban sailors who utilize the Coyote Point Harbor, some very modest perspective regarding their concern about a plan to expand a runway configuration at San Francisco International Airport needs to be offered.
4/25/2002
Task force calls on SFO to turn over runway files Airport says records belong to FAA and can't be released...
Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco International Airport must turn over documents relating to the planned expansion of runways at the airport, according to a decision Tuesday by the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
4/24/2002
Food for thought AS the debate surrounding a move to build new runways at San Francisco International Airport heats up, it is a bit perplexing to realize that certain Peninsula communities with a major stake in this effort have yet to come forward strongly on a subject...
4/23/2002
Expansion may ease SFO noise
Staff Writer San Francisco International Airport's two biggest proposals for new runways in the Bay could significantly reduce the rumble of jets over the Peninsula by pushing take-offs and landings further from residential areas, according to a new airport-funded...
April 17, 2002
Hold off runways
ON APRIL 12, at a SAMCEDA-sponsored event on transportation, business leaders debated the need for expanded runways at SFO to allow more planes to land in bad weather conditions. Perhaps I am oversimplifying ...
April 17, 2002
Flotilla to protest SFO runway plan byline by outlining one. Boaters claim huge Bay damage in store
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER A group of Coyote Point Marina boaters will c ...
April 16, 2002
They say fill plan will hurt environment
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER Agroup of Coyote Point Marina boaters will cast off in a flotilla of yachts, sailboats and other vessels Saturday to outline on ...
April 5, 2002
Airport protests San Bruno housing plans Navy Site homes would be directly under flight paths
By Erin Sherbert STAFF WRITER SAN BRUNO - San Francisco International Airport offici ...
April 3, 2002
System succeeds at SFO, slated for other airports
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER S.F. AIRPORT - A United Airlines flight made its final approach to the airport one day last October, heading directly ...
April 03, 2002
Start of runway work delays, diverts flights at S.J. airport Renovations also underway at SFO
By Michelle R. Smith The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO - Seven flights were diverted and oth ...
March 26, 2002
Runway opponents demand SFO files Environmentalists say problems have been hidden
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER Two environmental groups are seeking access to key docu ...
March 15, 2002
Felons working at SFO should lose clearances ARMED with the knowledge that 10 percent of the first 2,100 San Francisco International Airport employees given background checks were found to have felony arrest records, SFO say ...
March 14, 2002
Felons found to be still working at SFO
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER About 225 workers with access to airplanes and runways at San Francisco International Airport have felony arrests or convictions, ...
March 13, 2002
9/11 hit SFO especially hard FAA report details effects on nation's largest airports
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER The state's biggest airports have been among the nation's har ...
March 06, 2002
SFO to fix leaking wastewater plants Airport to spend as much as $40 million to bring plants up to par
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER San Francisco International Airport will sp ...
February 21, 2002
Airport unveils $430 million system
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER S.F. AIRPORT SEVEN stories above security checkpoints, long lines and crowded runways, the bustle of one of the nation's bu ...
February 18, 2002
Oakland airport loose with VIP perks
By Sean Holstege STAFF WRITER Travelers who pay up to $30 a day to park at Oakland International Airport probably have a different definition of `Very Imp ...
February 15, 2002
Most complaints originate from Foster City Web site allows reporting of loud flights
By Bret PutnamSTAFF WRITER County residents who feel like they've been buzzed by aircraft he ...
February 13, 2002
County loses 5,000 jobs Huge drop in air travel hurting Peninsula economy in a big way, report shows
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER The plunge in air travel following Sept. 1 ...
February 12, 2002
SFO water treatment plant cited, yet again
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER Already under a repair order for numerous violations, a leaky wastewater treatment plant at San Francisco International Ai ...
February 05, 2002
Thick fog closes SFO to arrivals
By Justin Jouvenal STAFF WRITER Heavy fog swathed San Francisco International this morning, closing the airport to arrivals for two-and-a-half hours and forcing a h ...
January 07, 2002
Change could help SFO make case for new runways Proposal would force airlines to explain delays
By Lisa FriedmanWASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Major airlines will have to explai ...
January 05, 2002
No scaleback by FAA: U.S. aviation regulators said they won't scale back plans to build runways and add equipment to handle a 30 percent increase in flights by 2010 after the Sept. 11 terrorist a ...