UCLA's plan to sell Japanese garden draws criticism

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UCLA's plan to sell Japanese garden draws criticism

The university says it needs money for endowments and professorships, but gardening groups oppose sale of the Bel-Air property.



By Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times

January 22, 2012

For nearly half a century, the UCLA Hannah Carter Japanese Garden in Bel-Air has served as a serene stopover for visitors from locations as varied as Newhall, Nashville and the Netherlands.

But the decision by UCLA to sell the steep hillside property and an adjoining house to raise money for endowments and professorships has the garden world in an un-Zen-like uproar.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-japanese-garden-20120122,0,6654788.story

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This is sad news.

[Duer 157099]

1. Aw, that is sad news

I have fond memories of that place.

[Cleita]

2. Noooo!

I loved to visit the garden when I was living in LA. Man another reason to hate Reagan. He started the trend that started defunding the UC system from a free university to what is happening now.