US Navy shift towards Pacific reduces Texas' standing
A recent audio report by NPR details the strategic shift by the US Navy from a 50/50 split between Atlantic and Pacific, to a 40/60 split. Specifically Texas is effected by the transfer of a squadron of mine sweepers to San Diego, where it joins other elements of the US Pacific fleet.
The change in strategy is leading to billions of dollars of infrastructure investment in San Diego and San Diego County. Beyond Navy ship facilities, the Marines at Camp Pendleton are receiving upgrades. That would seem to indicate Southern California will not soon see the closure of that military installation. .:.
The Gulfton Fallacy: Don't Let Zoning's 'Perfect' Be the Enemy of Houston's
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The Houston Chronicle just published a shorter version of this as a Letter
to the Editor, but here is the full version.---The recent call to use the
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