The budget and finance committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution declaring the seawall erosion at San Francisco International Airport an emergency and approving repairs on the structure, Curbed reported.
The seawall is an important infrastructure construction that guards the airport from high tides and protects against runway flooding. The repairs necessary to fix the seawall will cost $1.5 million, with the main fix being the placement of around 2,000 feet of riprap along seawall. Riprap refers to use of materials like large rocks to shore up the structure.

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The FAA announced that it is awarding $33.7 million in grants to nine airports through the agency's Voluntary Airport Low Emission (VALE) and Zero Emissions Airport Vehicle (ZEV) programs.
"These grants represent the U.S. Department of Transportation's continued commitment to reduce greenhouse emissions and work with airports and communities to provide healthier air quality for all Americans," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in the FAA announcement.
The FAA is awarding $31.1 million in VALE grants to following airports:

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- San Francisco International Airport, $10.6 million- to purchase and install 5 GPUs and five PCAs and associated infrastructure at five remote maintenance stations.

San Francisco International's parade of progress never ceases to amaze, with at least one project of any kind taking place during every year of its 89 year history. This year will go down as the year of the New Tower, and also the closing of a chapter from its history - 1954 and 1962.

Now, we recall the rich history of SFO's control towers.

The airport's first control tower was all but a few bay windows jutting of the original 1927 Administration Terminal. A second story was added, making the addition the second control tower.

The third control tower was in the 1937 Administration Building, and was over four stories tall, quite an improvement.

This was later remodeled during the war years. As traffic increased, it became apparent that a new terminal would be required to handle the increase in traffic. Thus, the fourth control tower was built (keep in mind these did not all exist at the same time).

The fifth tower was built in 1983, along with the construction of the International Terminal. (The International Terminal of the 80s-2000 is now Terminal 2).

And now, we reach the 6th Control Tower, the 2016 Tower. Standing 221 feet above the apron, it is a modern design and sure to attract attention. It is located between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.

By Tim O’Rourke

And you thought SFO was packed before your last flight.
The Chronicle’s front page from Aug. 30, 1954, covers the opening of the San Francisco International Airport Terminal Building and the huge party heralding the project.
“As befits a city paying its tribute to the air age, San Francisco provided some stratospheric and awesome figures yesterday at the Flight Festival celebrating the completion of its new $14,000,000 Airport Terminal Building,” the story read.
“The crowd was unbelievable. It numbered 338,000 persons.”
Now that’s a crowded airport.
The front-page photo that has The Chronicle nameplate printed within it shows the tens of thousands of cars arranged in semi-circles outside SFO. All those automobiles brought most of the attendees and they, in turn, spent a whole lot of money at the airport.
“There were 95,000 sales inside the building at its restaurant, lunch counters and cocktail lounges,” the story read. “There were 100,000 sales of hot dogs and beer, spun sugar candy and soda pop at the tents set up alongside the big airliners.”
The food and drinks weren’t the draw, though.
“It was the planes which were the main attraction for the crowds,” The Chronicle’s Michael Harris wrote. “Even veterans of the aviation industry who remembered the days when they had amazed San Franciscans while barnstorming at the mudflats which have been rebuilt into the a $50,000,000 airport were unprepared for the awed reception.”
See more front pages: Go to SFChronicle.com/covers to search a database of hundreds of Chronicle Covers articles that showcase the newspaper’s 151-year history.

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