UC San Diego cutting down 250 'unsafe' trees at Mesa graduate student and family housing
Residents of the on-campus neighborhood object to the 'drastic' loss of the eucalyptus trees, citing a decrease in shade and livability.
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Residents of the on-campus neighborhood object to the 'drastic' loss of the eucalyptus trees, citing a decrease in shade and livability.
Residents of the on-campus neighborhood object to the 'drastic' loss of the eucalyptus trees, citing a decrease in shade and livability.
The proposed lot would be moved to the other side of Ocean Road into a significantly smaller facility — currently the ground parking lot next to the Parking Lot 22 structure.
UC Santa Cruz and the City of Santa Cruz have been embroiled in a lawsuit since February 2022 over UCSC’s plan to boost enrollment by an additional 8,500 students by 2040. The Long Range Development Plan, approved in 2021, set off a wave of lawsuits from the city and the county over potential worsening impacts on the region’s housing market. But now, Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley says the two sides are in talks to end the LRDP lawsuit and a second, separate lawsuit related to water access on campus.
Capps and her team canvassed the apartment complex, meeting largely with Spanish-speaking families and sharing a resource sheet to residents.