Congressman: Don't Furlough Riverside Air Traffic Controllers

RIVERSIDE -- A Riverside County congressman called today on the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to keep Riverside Municipal Airport's air traffic controllers in their seats as the agency prepares to furlough thousands of personnel under the federal sequestration plan.

''While I recognize that difficult decisions must be made, I encourage you to reconsider the way in which the FAA implements these cuts and urge you to keep the Riverside air traffic control tower, located in my district, open and operating,'' Rep. Mark Takano, D-Riverside, wrote in a letter to FAA Administrator Micha...