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July / August 2026 University City News newsletter PDF is now online; delivery begins this weekend

June 25, 2026 UCCA 0

Surprise Surprise! University City Community Association (UCCA)’s University City News July / August 2026 PDF newsletter is here! Print copies are expected to be available […]

June 2026 University City News print newsletter PDF is now online; delivery begins this weekend

May 28, 2026 UCCA 0

🆕 University City Community Association (UCCA)’s University City News June 2026 PDF newsletter is here! Print copies are delayed because of the Memorial Day holiday […]

Wed Nov 6: Marcy Park Groundbreaking and Community Celebration

October 25, 2024 UCCA 0

You’re invited! The long-awaited Marcy Park Groundbreaking and Community Celebration will take place on Wednesday, November 6, from 12:30 to 2:30 PM, at Marcy Park, […]

Marcy Park Project Update: August / September / October 2024

September 7, 2024 UCCA 0

October / November 2024: MARCY PARK RENOVATION courtesy of Ruth DeSantis, President, University City Community Foundation, Rgdesantis@gmail.com. This article was published in the November University […]

Save the Date: May 2024 Newsletter and Short List of University City community News and Events

April 30, 2024 UCCA 0

May 2024 message from UCCA President Jemma Samala: Wow, April was a month filled with meetings every week – primarily about the plan update. One […]

Take a look! Can you find them? Two new owl boxes installed at Standley Park

August 25, 2020 UCCA 0

UCCA was at Standley Park this morning (August 25) for the installation of two new owl boxes, both of which were donated by community members. […]

SDUT: re Pure Water, San Diego signs first-ever ‘project labor’ deal to help revive stalled $5B project

August 1, 2020 UCCA 0

As published by the San Diego Union Tribune on July 31: “The pact, plus recent court victory, prompt city to resume soliciting bids for long-awaited […]

San Diego will build 7 medians in University City to settle Pure Water lawsuit

April 9, 2020 UCCA 0

As published by the SD Union-Tribune by David Garrick April 8, 2020 : San Diego has agreed to build seven new road medians in University City […]

Pure Water: San Diego’s landmark water recycling project may face longer delays than expected

February 23, 2020 UCCA 0

From San Diego Union Tribune’s David Garrick 2/23/2020: San Diego’s long-awaited Pure Water project, a sewage recycling system that would boost the city’s water independence, […]

Marcy Park and Library make the list; Councilmember Barbara Bry shares budget priorities for University City

February 1, 2020 UCCA 0

As published in the February 2020 University City News print newsletter, District 1 Updates from Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry: Budget Season is Here: […]

Movie in the Park: The Greatest Showman at Marcy Park on Saturday, September 14

September 12, 2019 UCCA 0

OK neighbors, what could be better than this?! Why not take in a Movie in the Park in #UniversityCity? Summer Movies in the Park are […]

Summer Movies in the Park continue Saturday, June 29, at Marcy Park with “Ratatouille”

June 23, 2019 UCCA 0

Summer Movies in the Park are planned this summer (2019) at University City area parks including Doyle, Marcy, Nobel, Standley, Villa La Jolla, and University […]

UC Talks #3 with Ruth DeSantis, president of UCCF

March 23, 2019 UCCA 0

UC Talks Podcast host Jemma Samala talks to Ruth DeSantis, President of the University City Community Foundation, about the UCCF’s projects, including Marcy Park, utility […]

Despite UCCF lawsuit, the Pure Water project will proceed and construction will begin in 2019

December 30, 2018 UCCA 0

Ruth DeSantis, president of University City Community Foundation (UCCF), provides background information and a status update on the lawsuit filed by UCCF to move the […]

City Council agrees to pay SDG&E $35 million to move their lines to make room for Pure Water pressurized sewer pipes

December 25, 2018 UCCA 0

San Diego Gas & Electric is refusing to pay to relocate gas and power lines to accommodate Pure Water San Diego, a long-planned water-recycling program […]

September message to University City from UCCA President Barry Bernstein

September 2, 2018 UCCA 0

Pure Water / sewer pipeline lawsuit… The University City Community Foundation UCCF lawsuit, supported by UCCA, against the City Public Utilities Department (Pure Water Project) […]

Re Pure Water: UC Community Foundation files lawsuit; seeks additional donations

May 15, 2018 UCCA 0

As reported on Nextdoor: UCCF/ImproveUC president Ruth DeSantis has announced that the University City Community Foundation has filed a lawsuit (in regards the Pure Water […]

10News: University City residents held Pure Water information rally on April 28

May 6, 2018 UCCA 0

Residents protest the City of San Diego’s decision to build a high-pressure sewage line under their neighborhood as part of a water treatment project. Matt Boone […]

ImproveUC/UCCF establishes Go-Fund-Me campaign to challenge Pure Water route

May 4, 2018 UCCA 0

From Ruth DeSantis and Don Hotz of UCCF, the University City Community Foundation: With your support we plan to raise enough money to finance a […]

Council President Pro Tem Barbara Bry: Key Amendments to the Pure Water Program

May 2, 2018 UCCA 0

I want to thank everyone from the University City community who contacted my office or who testified before the City Council on the Pure Water […]

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University City Community Association (UCCA) is a volunteer non-profit 501(c)(4) organization funded through membership dues, which provides and promotes the civic, cultural, social, educational and recreational development and improvement in University City (a neighborhood of San Diego, CA).

UCCA provides a forum where the interests of residents may be expressed and contributions made to the protection of life and property in the community. And we are volunteers!

UniversityCityNews.org is the website of UCCA. 

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Event Notice!  Due to changing conditions and evolving technologies, events and meetings listed in the print newsletter are subject to change and may have been rescheduled or are held via Zoom or other video conferencing software.

Please check with your event planner or venue for more information.

General Meetings: In 2026, UCCA general meetings will be every other month in person on the third Tuesday of the month at the Library at 4155 Governor Drive from 5:30 to 7:30 PM or at the Standley Recreation Center Center 3585 Governor Drive.

General meetings will be January, March, May, July, September, and November. In addition, UCCA will periodically host special one-topic meetings. Please refer to the current newsletter for the schedule.

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