Noise Pollution Organizations - California

• No More Noise, legal issues relevant to Californians
• LAX Noise Management
• Peninsula Aircraft Noise/Safety Information Commitee covering LAX
• The El Toro Airport has lots of good information and a great LA Times article about using the web to fight airport growth worldwide.
• The Noise Pollution Clearinghouse has an extensive section on airport-related noise and you can also search their news summaries and their library. They also provide a list of newspaper clippings from all over the country.

Bay Area Web Sites

• Save Our Skies Santa Cruz
• Resources and information on the runway expansion at SFO
• San Lorenzo Citizens Fighting Airport Noise
• San Francisco
• San Jose
• Oakland

Related Organizations - North America

• Seattle's Council on Airport Affairs
• Chicago's Alliance of Residents Concerning O'Hare
• The US-Citizens Aviation Watch is a national association of groups addressing aviation issues.
• Right to Quiet Society also has a list of "Allies & Adversaries" as well as a very good basic Noise FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).

Federal Resources

• The FAA regulations on Airport Noise
• Federal Interagency Committee on Aircraft Noise
• The DOT no longer seems to cover noise.

Players in the SFO Airport Expansion Project

• Save the Bay
• Bay Conservation and Development Commission. The BCDC is part of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and has veto power over bay filling.
• The Metropolitan Transportation Commission The MTC regulates transportation needs of the nine-county San Francisco Bay region. The MTC plays an important role in regional transportation planning.
• The Loma Prieta and San Francisco Bay Sierra Club Chapters.
• CAAP - Citizens Against Airport Pollution, a group trying to control noise (and other forms) of pollution generated by the San Jose Airport. CAAP also has an excellent list of other groups addressing noise problems