Past Activities

2018-2019

The best way to understand how Airport Marina Group has taken on its mission is to review our Education Outreach Videos and attend our monthly third Tuesday Meetings from 7 pm to 8:30 pm at Burton Chace Park Meeting Room. Look through the video list and see our own members as well as collaboring leaders from other organizations present a myriad of their concerns, facts and ideas by clicking on items that interest you.

PREPARING FOR RESTORATION BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
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June 10, 2019 California Coastal Commission (CCC) San Diego - Public Comments
Playa Vista Waste of Fresh Water at BWER,
Patricia McPherson, Grassroots Coalition and Kathy Knight, Sierra Club
https://youtu.be/aArk1KpfqyI 9 minutes 2 seconds

May 10, 2019 California Coastal Commission (CCC) Oxnard - Public Comments
Re: Director Ainsworth's BALLONA REPORT MAY 8, 2019.
https://youtu.be/1Lo_ZDPubEo 19 minutes 27 seconds - four speakers. First 2 speakers are Margot & Patricia.

May 10, 2019 Margot Griswold's Comments begin at 0:07 minutes to 7:26 minutes. Margot is discussing misleading testimony by Eric Stein and others during the Executive Director's Report. See the full testimony below, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
https://youtu.be/NFJPAsrmnO0 7 minutes 37 seconds

May 10, 2019 Patricia McPherson's Comments begin at 7:30 minutes to 14:26 minutes. Patricia is discussing misleading testimony by Eric Stein and others on Ballona when they discuss Ballona Wetlands as former Tidal Wetland during the Executive Director's Report below, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
https://youtu.be/fUJfuVrkzMg 7 minutes 22 seconds

May 8, 2019 California Coastal Commission (CCC) Oxnard BALLONA WETLANDS
First 48 minutes 13A Director's Report Item 13 Informational Hearing. Listen carefully to Eric Stein.
Then 47 minutes PUBLIC COMMENTS - Patricia McPherson comes up first.
Relevant permit history and restoration efforts.
https://youtu.be/EtgcejRl57c 1 hour 47 minutes

May 8, 2019 California Coastal Commission (CCC) Oxnard Director Jack Ainsworth's BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE Report: "In Order of Appearance: Dir. Ainsworth; Mandy Ravell; Andrew Willis; Dr. Joana Engle; Dr. Eric Stein, SCCWRP; Korina Johnston, Bay Foundation; Richard Brody, CA Dept. Fish & Wildlife; Chair Dana Bochco; Commissioner Robert Uranga; Korina Johnston, Bay Foundation; and Commissioner Donne Brownsey 5.8.19
https://youtu.be/l1SDVzSiJLE 53 minutes 24 seconds

May 8, 2019 California Coastal Commission (CCC) Oxnard Public Comments, Re: CCC Director's Report on Ballona Wetlands- Patricia McPherson, Grassroots Coalition; Ruth Landsford, Friends of Ballona; Marcia Hanscom, Ballona Institute; Walter Lamb, Ballona Wetlands Land Trust; Patricia McPherson, Grassroots Coalition; Cindy Hardin, LA Audubon Society; Molly Basler, Climate Reality Leader; Edith Read, Manager Freshwater Wetlands System; Rex Frankel, Ballona Ecosystem Education Project; Margot Griswold, LA Audubon Society; Marc Saltzberg, LA County Democratic Club; Diane Fletcher-Hoppe, Protect Playa Now Coalition; Jonathan Coffin, Ballona Wetlands Photographer; Patricia Unise, representing the owners of Fishermans Village; Kathy Knight, Sierra Club; Richard Harmel, Sierra Club, Airport Marina Group; CCC Chair Dana Bochco
https://youtu.be/obbl-VxFuKE 52 minutes 14 seconds