(April 7, 2016) -- The policy coordinator for 8th district City Council candidate Wesley Turnbow's campaign has emailed us a response after our second quoted reference to Mr. Turnbow's statement (made during a March 9, 2016 candidate forum sponsored by the Los Cerritos Neighborhood Association) related to "managing" the Airport ordinance.
We noted in our reports that candidate Turnbow said he opposes international flights but said the key was "managing" the noise ordinance...and cited the interests of some Airport tenants. "JetBlue has been a great citizen; you have to work with them...[Cited Aeroplex, general aviation facility] we've got to work with these people...you don't just say 'against, against' and then wonder why the FAA comes knocking on your door one day...I've spent my life on boards and working these kind of deals." In our April 4 story we said: "Mr. Turnbow left unclear what he meant by 'managing' the ordinance or working 'deals' with Airport tenants." This afternoon (April 7), Robert Norwood, Policy Coordinator, Wesley Turnbow for City Council 2016, emailed us as follows: [Scroll down for further below.] |
Turnbow's position is clear and is shared by many 8th District residents. He understands the importance of maximizing the positive influence that the Long Beach Airport has on the city's air travel and tourism economies, is committed to protecting the city's noise ordinance and opposes international flights and a Federal Inspection Service (FIS) facility for LGB. Our story stated in its first paragraph that JetBlue's contribution was to an independent expenditure committee seeking to elect Mr. Turnbow, not controlled by Mr. Turnbow but independently supporting his election in the 8th district race. Our story also stated later in its text that "Independent expenditure committees can't legally coordinate or having contacts with candidates or their campaigns; they are required to function as separate entities legally and operationally." Policy director Norwood notes that Mr. Turnbow's candidate campaign (Wesley Turnbow for City Council 2016 [FPPC #1381982]) has not received a contribution JetBlue PAC and neither JetBlue nor Jetblue PAC has pledged support for the Turnbow campaign. We've also added a clickable link within our April 4 report to this follow-up story.
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