The following articles relating to SMO have appeared in the press recently

Luxury Jets With Lauren Sanchez!! (KTTV Fox 11, May 02, 2012) – Video
Santa Monica(CA) Plans Closure Of Historic Airport (Airliners.net, May 01, 2012)
Residents form united front in fight to close SMO (Santa Monica Daily Press, May 01, 2012)

Airport Commission, Residents Explore SMO Visioning Process (Santa Monica Mirror, April 27, 2012)
Rick Brown, “A Serious Man,” Dies Suddenly (Santa Monica Dispatch, April 26, 2012)
One Airport, two visions (Santa Monica Daily Press, April 25, 2012)

Airport Commissioner Richard Brown Dead (Santa Monica Mirror, April 24, 2012)
Airport Commissioner Dead at 70 (Santa Monica Patch, April 23, 2012)
Airport commission tackles “Airport Visioning” Monday night (S.Monica Dispatch, April 22, 2012)
Surf Air to Catch Wave Out of Santa Monica Airport (Santa Monica Mirror, April 20, 2012)