Friday, March 04, 2022

IGNORING PROBLEMS HARDLY EVER MAKES THEM GO AWAY

by Bob Walsh

U. C. Berkeley administration has a bunch of egg on their faces.  They must now rescind a minimum of 5,000 acceptance letters for the upcoming school year in order to reduce enrollment overall by 3,050 students.

A local bunch of rabble-rousers called SAVE BERKELEY'S NEIGHBORHOODS got an order creating the enrollment cap due to "impacts of unmitigated enrollment growth on low income housing in Berkeley."  The school has been stalling and trying to reach a settlement with the group.  They were unsuccessful.  So they now have to deal with the enrollment issue while they attempt to deal with the housing issue.
 
The school has known about the possible problem for months but went ahead and issued acceptance letters anyway in hopes of reaching a deal.  They bet on the wrong horse.

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