NEWS CLIPS

SB Airport Communities Meet Amazon Vice President Heather Macdougall & Demand Safe Jobs — March 2020

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• Vice News — “Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Abandoning Their Jobs in Droves” — “Most recently, on Thursday, former Amazon warehouse workers in California’s Inland Empire—highlighted in the turnover report— disrupted a conference, where Amazon’s vice president of workplace safety spoke about the role of technology in safety.”

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Joins Lawsuit Against Hillwood, SBIAA and FAA over Eastgate Facility — February 2020

• San Bernardino Sun — “California sues over San Bernardino airport cargo project”

• Office of the Attorney General — “Attorney General Becerra Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Airport Expansion Project at San Bernardino International Airport”

Lawsuit Filed Against the Federal Aviation Authority, Hillwood, and the San Bernardino International Airport Authority as they Violate the National Environmental Policy Act— January 2020

• Grist — “San Bernardino residents sue to block controversial airport expansion”

• San Bernardino Sun — “Critics seek court’s help to stop Eastgate project bound for San Bernardino airport”

• Digital Trends — “Amazon’s airport ambitions might be squashed by a tiny group of activists”

Hundreds Demand Community Benefits at Ontario Office of Frequent Amazon Developer Hillwood— January 2020

• San Bernardino Sun — “Critics of Eastgate project in San Bernardino take fight to developer’s office in Ontario”

• Vice News — “Over 100 Residents of California’s Inland Empire Occupy Amazon Developer's Offices”

Community Members Denounce Scheduled SB Airport Vote on Eastgate — December 2019

• Los Angeles Times — “Controversial San Bernardino airport cargo expansion approved”

• San Bernardino Sun — “FAA approves Eastgate logistics center bound for San Bernardino airport"

• Herald News — “Final ground lease approved for huge Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center in San Bernardino”

• KVCR — “Eastgate Air Cargo Logistics Center To Move Forward At San Bernardino International Airport”

• IE Community News — “Eastgate Air Cargo Facility gets green light at San Bernardino International Airport”

Cyber Monday Community Picket Line at Amazon — December 2019 (Learn more here)

• San Bernardino Sun — “Protesters at Amazon’s San Bernardino center demand better pay, air quality”

• Los Angeles Times — “On Cyber Monday, Amazon critics rally in San Bernardino and at Bezos’ penthouse”

  “Column: We should be ashamed, but when it comes to Amazon, we just can’t help ourselves”

•  NPR 91.9 — “Protesters Rally In Front Of Amazon Warehouse In San Bernardino”

•  Fox 11 — https://youtu.be/euYnLkuwChI 

•  ABC 7 — https://youtu.be/61_mu0ahxVo

Support from Federal & State Officials During FAA Process — July - December 2019

• “Bernie Sanders, Xavier Becerra urge FAA to study impacts of planned logistics center at San Bernardino airport”

• “Kamala Harris backs environmental review of air cargo center pitched for San Bernardino airport”

Federal Aviation Administration Hearing on Eastgate — August 2019

• 91.9 KVCR — “Groups Demand 'Community Benefits Agreement' for Air Cargo Project”

• ABC 7 — “San Bernardino Airport expanding to include new logistics center”

• San Bernardino Sun — “Debate rages over Eastgate logistics center bound for San Bernardino airport”

• Excélsior California — “Discutirán sobre centro logístico en la antigua Base Aérea de Norton”

• IE Community News — “Hundreds of San Bernardino residents speak out at FAA hearing on Eastgate air-cargo logistics project”

Community Press Conference (Curtis Middle School) - August 2019

• ABC — https://youtu.be/coYv79370tk 

• CBS — https://youtu.be/YLjSJo_FIAs 

• Telemundo — https://youtu.be/yZOn94FRjvk 

• Univision — https://youtu.be/fZ7qisi90CQ 

Town Hall - April 2019

• Los Angeles Times — “Hundreds of residents packed a church hall in San Bernardino a few weeks ago to hear community leaders rail against a huge new logistics center planned for the town’s airport.”

• San Bernardino Sun — “Hundreds of San Bernardino residents who say they want clean air, good jobs and transparency from their elected officials gathered Wednesday, April 17, to voice their concerns about a massive air cargo logistics center to be built in their neighborhood.”

• IE Community News — “Hundreds attend town hall on proposed San Bernardino International Airport Air Cargo Logistics Center”

Opinion Articles by Community Members

• “SB residents not feeling ‘rebirth’ of city” by Ben Reynoso, community organizer

• “A Community Benefits Agreement at Eastgate is the start of changing the way we do business” by DeJonae Shaw, nurse and union member

• “Airport expansion must guarantee clearly-defined community benefits” by Tom Dolan, executive director of Inland Congregations United for Change; Allen Hernandez, executive director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice; Ricardo Cisneros, executive secretary-treasurer for the Inland Empire Labor Council.

• “Kids deserve better with airport expansion” by Abigail Medina, San Bernardino Unified School District