California legislators got their wish. Boxer, Feinstein, Ron “Red” Dellums and state Dems always bitched about the size of the military.
I thought it was sweet irony that most of the first closures were in those Senators’ and Rep’s state. Bye Bye Alameda NAS, Treasure Island, George AFB, Norton AFB, March AFB, McClellan and Mather AFB, Castle AFB, Long Beach.
I fondly remember FRiday night Happy Hours at the Alameda O-Club in the mid-sixties.
Then we would go downtown and watch Carol Doda shake her silicons at us!
LOL! Those were the days!
Also MCAS El Toro, MCAS (H) Tustin, Mare Island Navy Yard and more. I miss all those places. Spent quite a bit of time in and around them! When the services had to close bases after the cold war, you KNOW it wasn’t going to be where they HAD political support!