Wed Nov 6: Marcy Park Groundbreaking and Community Celebration
You’re invited! The long-awaited Marcy Park Groundbreaking and Community Celebration will take place on Wednesday, November 6, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM, at Marcy Park, […]
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Marcy Park Project Update: August / September / October 2024
October / November 2024: MARCY PARK RENOVATION courtesy of Ruth DeSantis, President, University City Community Foundation, Rgdesantis@gmail.com. This article was published in the November University […]
Save the Date: May 2024 Newsletter and Short List of University City community News and Events
May 2024 message from UCCA President Jemma Samala: Wow, April was a month filled with meetings every week – primarily about the plan update. One […]
Take a look! Can you find them? Two new owl boxes installed at Standley Park
UCCA was at Standley Park this morning (August 25) for the installation of two new owl boxes, both of which were donated by community members. […]
SDUT: re Pure Water, San Diego signs first-ever ‘project labor’ deal to help revive stalled $5B project
As published by the San Diego Union Tribune on July 31: “The pact, plus recent court victory, prompt city to resume soliciting bids for long-awaited […]
San Diego will build 7 medians in University City to settle Pure Water lawsuit
As published by the SD Union-Tribune by David Garrick April 8, 2020 : San Diego has agreed to build seven new road medians in University City […]
Pure Water: San Diego’s landmark water recycling project may face longer delays than expected
From San Diego Union Tribune’s David Garrick 2/23/2020: San Diego’s long-awaited Pure Water project, a sewage recycling system that would boost the city’s water independence, […]
Marcy Park and Library make the list; Councilmember Barbara Bry shares budget priorities for University City
As published in the February 2020 University City News print newsletter, District 1 Updates from Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry: Budget Season is Here: […]
Movie in the Park: The Greatest Showman at Marcy Park on Saturday, September 14
OK neighbors, what could be better than this?! Why not take in a Movie in the Park in #UniversityCity? Summer Movies in the Park are […]
Summer Movies in the Park continue Saturday, June 29, at Marcy Park with “Ratatouille”
Summer Movies in the Park are planned this summer (2019) at University City area parks including Doyle, Marcy, Nobel, Standley, Villa La Jolla, and University […]
UC Talks #3 with Ruth DeSantis, president of UCCF
UC Talks Podcast host Jemma Samala talks to Ruth DeSantis, President of the University City Community Foundation, about the UCCF’s projects, including Marcy Park, utility […]
Despite UCCF lawsuit, the Pure Water project will proceed and construction will begin in 2019
Ruth DeSantis, president of University City Community Foundation (UCCF), provides background information and a status update on the lawsuit filed by UCCF to move the […]
City Council agrees to pay SDG&E $35 million to move their lines to make room for Pure Water pressurized sewer pipes
San Diego Gas & Electric is refusing to pay to relocate gas and power lines to accommodate Pure Water San Diego, a long-planned water-recycling program […]
September message to University City from UCCA President Barry Bernstein
Pure Water / sewer pipeline lawsuit… The University City Community Foundation UCCF lawsuit, supported by UCCA, against the City Public Utilities Department (Pure Water Project) […]
Re Pure Water: UC Community Foundation files lawsuit; seeks additional donations
As reported on Nextdoor: UCCF/ImproveUC president Ruth DeSantis has announced that the University City Community Foundation has filed a lawsuit (in regards the Pure Water […]
10News: University City residents held Pure Water information rally on April 28
Residents protest the City of San Diego’s decision to build a high-pressure sewage line under their neighborhood as part of a water treatment project. Matt Boone […]
ImproveUC/UCCF establishes Go-Fund-Me campaign to challenge Pure Water route
From Ruth DeSantis and Don Hotz of UCCF, the University City Community Foundation: With your support we plan to raise enough money to finance a […]
Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry: Key Amendments to the Pure Water Program
I want to thank everyone from the University City community who contacted my office or who testified before the City Council on the Pure Water […]
Katie Rodolico: Explaining the Pure Water Project as Currently Approved by City Council
On April 10, the San Diego City Council heard the issue of whether to certify the Pure Water Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The City Public […]
UCCA President Barry Bernstein: City Council approves Pure Water project, Genesee route
University City may become a victim of the City of San Diego’s poor planning to construct a major sewer pipeline through our major streets. Are […]