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Naval Base San Diego chief urges bridge grant, flags housing wait lists
Summary
Captain Brian Bunge told the state committee Naval Base San Diego supports tens of thousands daily and is constrained by housing capacity and commuting bottlenecks; he singled out the Vesta Street Bridge and a pending $51 million SANDAG grant as priorities.
Captain Brian Bunge, commanding officer at Naval Base San Diego, told the Senate panel the base supports more than 26,000 active sailors, thousands of reservists and civilians, and sees roughly 55,000 people pass through its gates daily. "55,000 people come through my gates every day," he said, underlining the scale of civilian and military movement the installation supports.
Bunge described nearly full military family housing (routinely 98% capacity) and wait lists of 500–600 families, and said last‑mile congestion can add 30–45 minutes to a sailor's commute. He urged legislative and regional support for infrastructure projects, naming the Vesta Street Bridge and a pending $51,000,000 SANDAG grant to the U.S. Department of Transportation as key to improving connectivity and quality of life for sailors and families.
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