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Shutdown Whiteman Airport

For 75 years Whiteman Airport has been more detrimental than beneficial to our community. We are calling on the County of LA to prioritize the public safety of Pacoima residents.

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Electro-Bici

Pacoima Beautiful and People for Mobility Justice will establish Electro Bici: Increasing Access to Mobility Justice and Economic Development in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

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Valley Gas Plant Campaign

The Valley Generating Station is one of the oldest in basin natural gas power plants owned by LADWP. From 2017-2020, VGS emitted large amounts of methane without reporting it to the local community.

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Shutdown Whiteman Airport!

We are calling on the county of Los Angeles to shutdown whiteman. For 75 years Whiteman Airport has been more detrimental than beneficial to our community. There has been one to many crashes in the community. Prioritize the public safety of Pacoima residents, shut it down!

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News & Press

Shutdown Whiteman Airport Campaign victory!

March 3, 2023

Victory! The public safety concerns of Pacoima residents were heard!

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When people talk about Pacoima, they might bring up mural mile or the Hanson Dam Aquatic Center as highlights of living in town.

October 14, 2022

Aunque parezca increíble, en estos vecindarios temen que sigan cayendo aviones del cielo

Carmen Escobosa | Aqui Y Ahora – Univision

Eva Ávalos estaba en su patio cuando una aeronave se accidentó en su calle de Pacoima, California, en noviembre de 2020. Poco después sucedió otro caso. La preocupación de muchos es que estos incidentes se están volviendo frecuentes en distintos estados.

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Children call for the shutdown of Whiteman Airport

September 29, 2022

Lead spews from some Southern California airports; cleaner fuel is coming

Brooke Staggs | Los Angeles Daily News

Both of Lori Shepler’s 5-year-old twins have had serious health problems throughout their young lives. She keeps a particularly close watch on Ayla, who’s in remission from cancer that cost her a kidney and regularly deals with respiratory issues.

July 25, 2022

How One Los Angeles Neighborhood Is Guarding Against Deadly Heat

Todd Woody | Bloomberg

As temperatures hit triple digits on a blue-sky July day in the Los Angeles community of Pacoima, families escape the heat at a local park. Many of the surrounding homes lack air conditioning, and the neighborhood’s sparse stands of towering palm trees provide scant shelter from the sun.