Audio of Meeting on Sale of UCLA Japanese Garden: 1-31-12

A hearing or meeting was held today at the Community MagnetSchool in Bel Air on the proposed sale of the Japanese Garden.  Representatives of the Carter family (theoriginal donor) were there.  HannahCarter’s son Jim was the spokesperson and strongly condemned the sale.  Also presented were histories and photographsof the garden.

UCLA was represented byBradley Erickson, Executive Director, Campus Service Enterprises. Almost all ofthe individuals in the audience were from the neighborhood and almost all wereopposed to the sale.

UPDATE: The Daily Bruin has a summary of the meeting at:
http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2012/02/local_residents_faculty_alumni_oppose_sale_of_the_hannah_carter_japanese_ga

Audio of the meeting can be heard at the link below.  Some cellphone photos are below the link.