[CSSD] "Future of L.A./ONT Airport" Topic of Nov. 13 Randall Lewis Seminar

[Rick Burnham]

Note new location for seminars: CE-CERT Building, 1084 Columbia Ave., Riverside

The seminar and parking are free, but seats are limited and Registration is required.

To register, go to http://or.ucr.edu/event/index.aspx





While debate and negotiations continue over ownership of L.A./Ontario International Airport, a few central questions remain:  What is the value of the airport to the Inland Empire, and what is the facility’s future if transferred to local control under the newly formed Ontario International Airport Authority?

Ronald O. Loveridge, Mayor of Riverside and a member of the Ontario International Airport Authority, and Alan D. Wapner, an Ontario City Councilman and also a member of the Ontario International Airport Authority, will examine those questions at the November Randall Lewis Seminar Series.

The seminar will be held at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13 at the CE-CERT Building, 1084 Columbia Ave. in Riverside. (See Map)

SEATING IS LIMITED, AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

Inland Empire officials, including more than 125 local governments, elected officials, businesses, civic groups and regional planning organizations have joined in the effort to transfer control of the airport from the Los Angeles World Airports to the newly formed Ontario International Airport Authority.

Inland Empire officials have said that Los Angeles World Airports has done little to reverse the loss of nearly a third of the L.A./Ontario Airport’s passengers since the economic recession began in 2007. Los Angeles World Airports officials said they have tried to attract airlines to Ontario but without success because of the recession.  

About the speakers

Ronald O. Loveridge has served the City of Riverside for 33 years; as a City Councilman from 1979 to 1994 and as its Mayor from 1994 to present. He also has been an Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Riverside since 1965.

In addition to his duties with the City of Riverside and UCR, Professor Loveridge served as President of the League of California Cities in 2003/04, and is on the boards of the California Air Resources Board, South Coast Air Quality Management District, the Southern California Association of Governments, the Western Riverside Council of Governments and the March Joint Powers Authority.

In 2010, Professor Loveridge served as President of the National League of Cities, which he has been a member of since 2004. He served on the National League’s Executive Committee as its immediate Past President in 2011. He also was recently inducted into the National Academy of Public Administration, a prestigious national think tank. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific and a Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University.

Alan D. Wapner has been a member of the Ontario City Council for 16 years, represents Ontario on several regional boards, and is known in the region as an expert on transportation planning.

He has been a member of the League of California Cities and the National League of Cities Public Safety Policy Committees for more than 10 years; and on the National League of Cities Public Safety Steering Committee for two years. He also is Chair of the Omnitrans Administration and Finance Committee.

Before his election to the City Council, Mr. Wapner was Vice President of the Ontario-Montclair School Board. He earned a B.A. degree from USC and a law degree from Whittier College. After graduating law school, Mr. Wapner became a police officer and retired as a sergeant from the Ontario Police department in 1998. He is involved in numerous community organizations and is a successful small business owner. 



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