Please see the email below and attachments we received from Melissa McCaffrey, AOPA. This went to all AOPA members in California, but some of you may not have seen this or no longer belong to AOPA. Her request is important to share. Please take the time to contact your CA Assemblyman by email or phone no later than Monday 8-10 to oppose the bills she mentions. Please see the instructions in her email.
Redlands Airport is in CA Assembly Member Ramos district. As such, Melissa as asked us to contact him to oppose the bills. Some of you may reside in other CA assembly districts and you will need to contact your CA assembly member to do this. If you are not sure who that is, please use this link to contact your CA assembly member: http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ Please be sure to change the name in the email to your assembly members name.
If you have questions, please contact us at redlands.airport.association@gmail.com
From: McCaffrey, Melissa <Melissa.McCaffrey@aopa.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 12:56 PM
To: McCaffrey, Melissa <Melissa.McCaffrey@aopa.org>
Subject: Help AOPA Oppose SB 1120 and SB 902
Dear Redlands Pilots,
I hope this email find you well during these difficult times. My name is Melissa McCaffrey and I manage Government Affairs issues in AOPAs Western Pacific Region, which includes lobbying for State level legislation affecting general aviation. I am writing to ask for your help in our legislative effort opposing two bills that are being heard by a committee in the California Assembly on Tuesday, August 11th.
I am asking that you contact your Assembly member, who has Redlands Municipal Airport in their district and ask them to OPPOSE SB 1120 and SB 902 and NOT support either bill passing through the Assembly Local Government Committee on August 11th. Please tell the office that you are a constituent in the Assembly Members district. You can call the number below or copy the suggested text into an email. Please reach out by the end of the day Monday, August 10th, the hearing will be held first thing in the morning on Tuesday, August 11th.
Why is this effort important to you as an AOPA member? SB 1120 and SB 902 are being driven by developers, and if passed into law could have a very negative impact on general aviation airports in California. These bills essentially strip local government of land-use planning and approvals in the name of “affordable” housing in the state. More information on these bills is available here: https://www.livablecalifornia.org/act-now-3-2/. Please help us protect California general aviation airports that could be threatened – or even closed by housing development that is incompatible with airports. We need you to take action to help us defeat the developer’s efforts in Sacramento!
Please take action to help us save California airports!
Call your Assembly Member by the end of the day on Monday, August 10th, and ask them to oppose SB 1120 and SB 902, both being heard in the Assembly Local Government Committee on August 11th.
Assembly Member James C. Ramos
Phone: (916) 319-2040
E-Mail: https://lcmspubcontact.lc.ca.gov/PublicLCMS/ContactPopup.php?district=AD40&inframe=Y
Please send an email using this suggested text and the email link above:
Hello Assembly Member Ramos,
I am a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), a pilot and a constituent in your district. AOPA is a not-for-profit member organization representing two thirds of all pilots in the United States, and over 36,000 members in the State of California. I ask that you oppose SB 1120 and SB 902 passing through the Local Government Committee on August 11th. This is very important to pilots in California and I would appreciate your support. Both SB 1120 and SB 902 would have serious negative consequences to airports across the State, including Redlands Municipal Airport. Thank you for your consideration.
Join me on a conference call to learn more about SB 1120 and SB 902 and why we are opposing them. I will host this Q&A session on Monday morning from 9:00am – 10:00am Pacific Time and will be happy to personally answer your questions. I will be available for the full hour, so please join the call at any time.
+1 667-401-1062 United States, Baltimore (Toll)
Conference ID: 841 849 023#
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I cannot stress enough how impactful strong community support is to legislators. Your calls and emails WILL be heard by your Assembly member – even if you must leave a voice message! AOPA is actively opposing these bills and I have already submitted AOPA position letters (attached) to the docket for the hearing on the 11th.
Thank you for your membership in AOPA and for your help in OPPOSING these bills. Together, we can keep the future of general aviation airports in California bright!
Melissa McCaffrey
Government Affairs, Western Pacific
Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association
o: 301-695-2228 | c: 386-366-1811