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SFO now less noisy, airport officials say
Abatement standards met for first time
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/07/BA29920.DTL

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">After nearly two decades of insulating Peninsula homes to protect them from noisy airplanes, San Francisco International Airport officials said Tuesday they had finally achieved a certain standard of silence.</font>

Noise over the line
No relief for homes outside SFO's zone
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/08/08/BA110958.DTL

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Whether you agree with San Francisco International Airport's claim that it has muffled the noise of rumbling jetliners over Peninsula neighborhoods depends literally on where you stand.

South San Francisco's Eduardo Soto, 30, says he and his mom have been fighting for a decade for the city to insulate their home against jet noise. But a block away, neighbors' homes have been retrofitted with double-pane windows, heavier doors, attic insulation -- even heavy chimney flues.</font>