University of California Declines San Francisco’s Offer to Open a Campus Downtown

With funding uncertain amid the state’s budget deficit, the university is reluctant to establish new campuses. The city had hoped to give downtown a boost.

A student walks toward Royce Hall on the campus of University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 11, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Officials at the University of California (UC) have turned down an invitation by the city of San Francisco to build a new campus downtown, citing a drop in state funding.

“Given the outlook for state appropriations and the financial capacity of our campuses, the university is not considering establishing any new campuses or other facilities in the city of San Francisco at this time,” UC spokesman Ryan King told The Epoch Times in an email on June 24.