[SmithL]

Just because much of the San Francisco Bay Area is run by anti-military moonbats, it doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of patriots in the area.

Hornet's problem is it's isolation. As far as anyone can tell, the only activity at the former Alameda Naval Air Station is the Hornet and Myth Busters TV show.

The USS Pampanito is at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco (Yeah, that San Francisco). It does a great business, primarily because of all the foot traffic. It is an exceptionally well-cared-for boat, and people love it.

As the article points out, the cost of moving Hornet is prohibitive. The real answer is development in the area.

[JDickeson75]

Until recently I lived just south of San Fran, and friends had their cars vandalized for having the Presidio sticker in the window, I had my car keyed for a yellow ribbon 4 years of hell in that dump. Most of those patriots are visitors not residents.
Can you say Pelosi, or Boxer.

[JDickeson75]

In the interest of full disclosure I am not from there so I was an outsider looking in and what I saw was sickening.

[skeeter]

Hornet's problem is it's isolation.

Correct - you can pass the turnoffs to the old base in the blink of an eye, and there's no seeing the ship from the road, or anywhere else, until you enter the parking lot.

In 97 I attended a reunion of Battle of Midway vets - to a WWII buff it was fantastic. Dunno how the ship will fare as the WWII guys are almost all gone now.