Public university with $2B price tag proposed amid deficit

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(The Center Square) – More than two years after groundbreaking on a new “university innovation district” in the San Diego-area city of Chula Vista, lawmakers and community members still don’t know how much a new university would cost.

While local and state lawmakers and staff didn’t know the cost, a recent report compiled by architectural firm O’C Insight shows that phase 1 of the project is estimated to cost more than $2.1 billion.

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