In the end, we met our goal, with the commissioners' rationale for approval confirming what our research analysis had tactically inspired. The California Coastal Commission voted 12-0 in favor of the Midway. One commissioner explained her vote as the result of "the finest presentation strategy I've seen as a commissioner" : another said, "It's my obligation to vote for the Midway in response to community input." The USS Midway, as the San Diego Aircraft carrier Museum, is now on track to open in the second quarter in 2003