W(h)ither UCSC’s East Meadow? with Nadia Peralta and Bob Majzler
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Many KSQD listeners may know that the UC Regents recently approved UCSC’s Student Housing West proposal, which includes relocation of Family Student Housing to the iconic East Meadow, on the east side.  Join Sustainability Now! host Ronnie Lipschutz for a conversation with Nadia Peralta and Bob Majzler of Protect East Meadow, which has been active at UCSC in opposing the Family Student Housing project on both financial and ecological grounds.  Nadia is a full-time pre-med student and practicing clinical herbalist.  Bob is a UCSC lecturer in Psychology with interests in social and environmental justice.  Both are strongly committed to preserving open space on the UCSC campus.
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