LA Times Picks Up Japanese Garden Story: Not the Best PR for UCLA
Excerpts from the LA Times article below and link to the full article:
The garden was donated by Edward W. Carter, a retailing magnate and former chairman of the UC Board of Regents, and his second wife, Hannah Locke Carter, under a 1964 agreement that the university would maintain it in perpetuity. In 1982, the parties agreed that proceeds from the sale of the house would be used to fund certain endowments and professorships…
…The UC Regents asked the Superior Court of Alameda County, where the university system is based, to allow the properties’ sale and to lift the “in perpetuity” requirement. The regents argued that “changed circumstances” made continued ownership and maintenance “impracticable.” The court agreed. That is a sore point for Jim Caldwell of Woodside, Calif., one of five children of Hannah Carter.
“There was no communication with any of Hannah Carter’s children,” he said.
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla-japanese-garden-20120122,0,6654788.story
It might be noted that on a recent broadcast, Chancellor Block pointed to an emphasis on philanthropy for the UCLA funding model:
http://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2012/01/chancellor-block-on-kpcc-airtalk.html
For those who haven’t followed this issue, here are links to prior blog posts:
Meanwhile, the LA Times editorial board thinks the sale should go ahead given the university budget situation but that some preservationists should buy the garden:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-0122-garden-20120122,0,116027.story