NELVIN CEPEDA / Union-Tribune
San Diego State University's expansion plan includes projects on both sides of Interstate 8, and some residents in neighborhoods surrounding the campus are concerned about worsening traffic congestion. |
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Trustees green-light SDSU expansion
Neighbors say CSU paid little attention to their concerns
By Sherry Saavedra
STAFF WRITER
San Diego State University's far-reaching expansion plan – designed to make one of California's largest public universities grow by nearly 10,000 students – was approved yesterday over objections from the city and nearby residents.
HOUSING MARKET BLUES
Budget-gap forecast spurs a call to arms
Pending state shortfall put at nearly $10 billion
By Ed Mendel
STAFF WRITER
SACRAMENTO – A grim forecast that the state budget shortfall will grow to nearly $10 billion over the next two years produced calls yesterday for prompt and painful action to begin closing the gap now.
Old Globe's Craig Noel to receive national honor
By Anne Marie Welsh
STAFF WRITER
Old Globe Theatre founding director Craig Noel will receive the National Medal of Arts from President Bush and Laura Bush at a White House ceremony today. It is the federal government's highest honor given to artists and arts patrons.
Military's new plan: educating spouses
Retention initiative focuses on family
By Paul M. Krawzak
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
In its latest bid to recruit and retain service members by focusing on their families' needs, the Pentagon yesterday announced a program to help military spouses train for high-growth, portable careers.
