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Recent Bohemian Grove Gathering Intensifies Push For Fewer Flights Over North Bay Homes
Airport officials have received tens of thousands of noise complaints during the past year.
August 6, 2026
Residents living near Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport are intensifying their fight against a flight route after seeing the Federal Aviation Administration is able to reduce the number of departing planes.
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Neighbors said the temporary adjustment during the recent Bohemian Grove gathering dramatically reduced the number of aircraft flying over their homes. But after the event ended, the FAA returned to its normal departure procedures.
"The noise is unbearable," said Andrea Oreck of Fair Flights Over Sonoma County. "It would be like being in a library reading a pleasant book and having someone drive in with a motorcycle."
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