Petition: Halt the Blue Angels To Mayor Gavin Newson and the Board of Supervisors: We the undersigned, who live and/or work in San Francisco, ask that you join us in seeking a permanent halt to the annual strafing of the city by the Blue Angels, for the following reasons:
- IMMEDIATE RISK TO LIFE AND PROPERTY: As the planes fly in extremely tight formations, the slightest error by a pilot or ground-based controller, a computer malfunction or aircraft mechanical trouble could spell disaster. NOISE POLLUTION: When jet aircraft fly low over the city, the canyons of concrete, steel and glass magnify the noise to nerve-shattering levels that would bring arrests if it came from the civilian sector. It absolutely terrifies small children, the elderly, persons who have experienced war, and pets.
- AIR POLLUTION: While we try to stem global climate change and avert its catastrophic consequences, the aircraft spew tons of toxic exhaust during their fly-overs.
- FUEL WASTE: This is inexcusable, especially in a time of alleged under-supplies of crude oil and its byproducts. WASTE OF TAXPAYERS DOLLARS: This, too, is unforgivable, especially in a time of federal deficit and precipitously mounting national debt.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION.
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