well, coastal CA has been in an affordable (and market-rate) housing crisis for many years and the towns where our UC campuses are located are not immune to it. UCLA just announced assured housing for all four years about a week ago, and other campuses will hopefully be in a position to follow suit someday soon… berkeley’s particular challenges have been made worse by local NIMBYism blocking them from building on their own land, sometimes for decades. (i’m not sure why they don’t do infill and/or build housing on the campus itself, but i’m sure they have reasons.) remember, too, that there have been intentional decisions to support TAG programs and other pathways into UC degrees for community college transfer students; they, along with freshmen, are often prioritized above sophomores and seniors, which makes sense. none of the UCs are in a position to treat housing like a small liberal arts college in a small town can, or a private university with an enormous endowment in a city or state that doesn’t have rules like CEQA. it’s just a totally different situation.
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