At UC Santa Cruz, a housing shortage pits the need for beds against a much-loved meadow
(LA Times NBA)

The road to UC Santa Cruz winds past old lime kilns, assorted barns and storage sheds. Then a vast meadow opens. Its wild prairie grasses, baked golden on toasty summer days, add a vivid layer of color to the vista of redwood forests beyond and bright blue sky above. The open space is still. The...