In 2018, UC San Diego researchers and students partnered with Casa Familiar to envision activating the historic alleyways of San Ysidro into a network of public spaces via the development of the Cypress Drive alleyways, creating a linear zone that connects vital services in the community and operates as a site for educational and cultural programming.

Press
“Enhancing our Gateway Community – Forever!” San Diego Foundation, July 2019
https://www.sdfoundation.org/news-events/sdf-news/enhancing-gateway-community-forever/

Urban Rooms, San Jose In 2017, the Center on Global Justice partnered with the City of San Jose and Jose and Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) to design an outdoor civic space in downtown San Jose, funded by ArtPlace America and the National Endowment for the Arts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqNfs5fSx2A

Press
“Art installation adds purpose and color to San Jose park,” Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, June 3, 2017. http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/03/pizarro-art-installation-adds-purpose-and-color-to-san-jose-park/