[CPEO-IRF] California dodges major BRAC impact

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

California, the state most impacted by previous base closure rounds, has 
appeared to have dodged most of the bullets this time around. The 
Defense Department's recommended BRAC list, if approved, would lead to a 
net reduction in 2,018 civilian jobs and uniformed military positions. 
The biggest job losses would be realignments at the San Diego Naval 
Medical Center (1,630) and the Ventura Naval Base (1,534). However, San 
Diego's Naval complex seems likely to gain as many positions as it 
loses, and the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station, considered 
vulnerable to closure, would actually gain 2,469.

Other major California bases consider possible closures before the list 
came out, such as the Los Angeles Air Force Base, Beale Air Force Base, 
and the Monterey Naval Postgraduate School, were not on the list.



Lenny
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
http://www.cpeo.org



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