Sounds like the CA high speed rail - let’s build UC’s where nobody wants to go.
Last time I walked around UCLA and UCSB there was plenty of open space. Same with SLO. Expansion of our best schools makes total sense to me. If you had a business with the brand strength these schools have they would grow to meet demand. Doesn’t have to be all brick and mortar - add some more online . . . must have perfected this approach during Covid.