Officials Considering University of California Campus in Downtown San Francisco

Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California–Berkeley campus in Berkeley, Calif., on April 23, 2012. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Downtown San Francisco could be the home of the newest University of California (UC) campus.

San Francsico Mayor London Breed asked leaders of the UC system—which currently has 10 campuses across the state—to consider launching a new campus in the city’s downtown area last May.