{"id":8340,"date":"2022-03-04T11:59:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T18:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2022-03-04T11:59:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T18:59:20","slug":"californias-conflicting-goals-environmental-protection-and-university-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8340","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Conflicting Goals: Environmental Protection and University Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Bobbie Wylie<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California has long placed a high value on creating strict laws to protect the environment. Now, a possible exception may be made to one of California\u2019s landmark environmental protection laws &#8211; the California Environmental Quality Act, also known as CEQA &#8211; due to university enrollment numbers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A major state goal for California is to increase the number of students &#8211; particularly those from the state of California &#8211; at the state\u2019s top public school system, the University of California. The two issues collided on Thursday when the <a href=\"https:\/\/appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov\/search\/case\/dockets.cfm?dist=0&amp;doc_id=2375790&amp;doc_no=S273160&amp;request_token=NiIwLSEmPkw9W1BFSSI9SE5IUFw0UDxTJCIuQzxTMCAgCg%3D%3D\">California Supreme Court refused to strike down<\/a> the decision of a lower court that ordered UC Berkeley to reduce its fall enrollment by over 3,000 students. The decision was considered a win for Save Berkeley\u2019s Neighborhoods, a group that claimed UC Berkeley violated CEQA by failing to build enough housing for its rapidly increasing student population, straining city services, and contributing to issues like homelessness, traffic, and noise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/education\/higher-education\/2022\/02\/uc-berkeley-admissions-cuts-prioritize-californians\/\">Governor Gavin Newsom himself urged the State Supreme Court to block the lower court\u2019s ruling<\/a> that ordered UC Berkeley\u2019s enrollment cap. After the California State Supreme Court announced their decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CAgovernor\/status\/1499499177746657280\">Newsom took to twitter<\/a>, saying \u201cThis is against everything we stand for &#8211; new pathways to success, attracting tomorrow\u2019s leaders, making college more affordable. UC\u2019s incoming freshman class is the most diverse ever but now thousands of dreams will be dashed to keep a failing status quo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who introduced a bill to exempt certain campus housing projects from CEQA, also voiced his opinion, stating \u201cIt\u2019s tragic that California allows courts and environmental laws to determine how many students UC Berkeley and other public colleges can educate. This ruling directly harms thousands of young people and robs them of so many opportunities. We must never allow this to happen again. We must change the law. And we will.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This issue is not unique to UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley\u2019s neighborhoods. UC San Diego, located in La Jolla, has had similar issues with over-enrollment and lack of housing for students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: David Paul Morris\/Bloomberg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Bobbie Wylie California has long placed a high value on creating strict laws to protect the environment. Now, a possible exception may be made to one of California\u2019s landmark environmental protection laws &#8211; the California Environmental Quality Act, also known as CEQA &#8211; due to university enrollment numbers. 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