TOO MANY, TOO LOUD, TOO OFTEN
IF THIS IS HOW YOU FEEL YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE
The FAA eliminated dispersed flight patterns from our airports and replaced them with intolerably loud, low, and concentrated flight paths over just a few neighborhoods with its new NextGen program. Save Our Skies East Bay is made up of your neighbors who are suffering from the onslaught of airplane noise, just like you are. We are working with other East Bay noise advocacy groups, cities, elected representatives, airports, and the FAA to find workable noise solutions to restore equitable jet noise impacts.
URGENT ACTION!
STOP OAK AIRPORT FROM ADDING A NEW TERMINAL WITH 16 NEW GATES!
Climate records are tumbling. Our earth is the hottest it’s ever been and Oakland Airport wants to add 16 more gates to make our climate, air and noise pollution worse! Click here to see their fact sheet on the proposal. Their Draft Environmental Impact Report was released on July 17, 2023 and we need to send in our comments. The Sierra Club’s Coalition, STOPOAK Expansion, has suggestions on how to respond. You can: attend a public comment meeting (in-person or virtual), send in a written comment, sign a petition. The comment period has been extended to 5pm October 16, 2023. CHECK BACK ON THIS PAGE, OR STOPOAK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES.RALLY WITH THE STOP OAK COALITION ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30
The Sidewalk Rally starts at 10:30am. Then we encourage you to attend the DEIR Public Meeting at 11:00am to make your comments. More details are available on the STOPOAK WEBSITENEWS UPDATES
OAK AIRPORT RELEASES THEIR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT(DEIR) TO ADD 1 NEW TERMINAL AND 16 NEW GATES
17-July-2023: OAK currently has 29 gates and 2 terminals. They are proposing to modernize old gates and construct a new terminal with 16 new gates, increasing their gate capacity by 55%. Imagine how many more planes we’ll hear if they get their wish! Modernizing their current terminals is a good idea, but 55% growth is not! Go to the STOP OAK Expansion Coalition website to learn how to respond to this climate damaging, ear blasting proposal, or go to our SOSEB Urgent Action Page.FAA REFUSES TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO EXISTING FLIGHT PATHS
3-Sep-2021: At the July 21, 2021 Noise Forum meeting, the FAA stated they will not make changes citing “safety reasons”, but did not provide specifics. On July 20 they gave similar news to the South Bay. We must leverage Congress to insist the FAA mitigate jet noise. Click below to send an email to your Congressperson. Congresswoman Barbara Lee Congressman Mark DeSaulnier Congressman Eric Swalwell
Screenshot from WebTracker, a tool which shows how many planes are currently overhead and also how many decibels of sound are being generated (in numbered circles). You can download this and other tools from our Jet Tracking Tools page.
