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All Things University City: What's Up With Carl's Jr?

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Carl’s Jr. has been a UC landmark, basically because it’s the only fast food drive-thru in south UC. Then a few months ago, it seemed like all of a sudden it was being torn down. Temporary fencing surrounded it with signs saying that Carl’s Jr. will be coming soon. So what happened? Find out at the next UCCA meeting, Wednesday, 6:00 pm at the Library on Governor Drive, next to the Carl’s Jr. site. The restaurant will have their re-building plans available, and will answer questions from the community. Burger fans just want to know.

Other items on the agenda include: a representative from CalTrans will discuss expansion/re-construction plans for the Governor Drive/805 off and on ramps, 4th of July Celebration plans, and the formation of the UCCF.

The UCCF stands for University City Community Foundation, which is a newly formed non-profit organization, a 501(c)(3), created in coordination with the UCCA to help fund community projects. Greg Zinser was the force behind the foundation and will be heading up small focus group meetings to get a feel for the community needs. At the first such meeting, community project suggestions ranged from street median beautification improvements to installing more park benches to constructing a fire station at the east end of Governor Drive. For more info about the UCCF, contact gregzinser@gmail.com.

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There’s a strong community spirit in UC, so try and take the time to attend one of the many meetings to have your voice heard. So once again, the UCCA meeting is Wednesday (2nd Wednesday of each month), 6:00 at the South UC Library on Governor Drive - next to Carl’s Jr. - or the Carl’s Jr. construction zone for now.

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