San Diegos fleet is about to grow larger according to the U.S. Navys expansion plans announced this week. The expansion plans for the worlds largest military-industrial complex are in keeping with the U.S. militarys recent shift of focus toward Asia and the Pacific Ocean. San Diego is one of other coastal cities to benefit from the change in the U.S militarys defense strategy.

From now until Sunday, April 8th, 2012 Ghost Fleet by artisan John Taylor will be on display just outside San Diego, California at the Oceanside Museum of Art located at 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside, California. Viewing times are Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sunday from 1pm to 4 pm, although every Tuesday during the year 2012 there is no admission charge courtesy of the Oceanside Charitable Foundation.

From Friday, April 27th until Sunday, June 17th, 2012, a brand new American musical named Hands on a Hardbody will be playing at the La Jolla Playhouse, located just outside San Diego. The La Jolla Playhouse is located at 2910 La Jolla Village Drive in La Jolla, California. Performance times vary depending on the day, so to see the playbill visit the La Jolla Theatres website.

With sharp budget cuts in Americas education system, many cant help but wonder if educational standards are being drastically lowered as well. The answer is debatable, but there are schools where test scores are soaring, and one of those schools is San Diegos Sherman Heights Elementary.

On Monday, Feb. 11, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders took his pension-reform campaign to Washington. Every solution requires sacrifice, of course, but the working class feel they seem to feel the sacrifice more than others.