We'll see, but NIMBYs have made a concerted effort for decades, and it looks like they finally figured out an argument that will work.
The only way the closure will be stopped is if the State says it's needed for San Jose-area earthquake relief, which it is, and a politician realizes another one cannot be built later in a dense urban area.
(SFO, SJC and OAK operate as one airspace in the Bay Area.
SFO has limited capacity during fog because the runways were built too close together for simultaneous IFR operations. So RHV is pretty handy to keep in operation, unless, of course, you want to develop a new subdivision in the Evergreen area of San Jose.)
The only way the closure will be stopped is if the State says it's needed for San Jose-area earthquake relief, which it is, and a politician realizes another one cannot be built later in a dense urban area.
(SFO, SJC and OAK operate as one airspace in the Bay Area.
SFO has limited capacity during fog because the runways were built too close together for simultaneous IFR operations. So RHV is pretty handy to keep in operation, unless, of course, you want to develop a new subdivision in the Evergreen area of San Jose.)