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voiceofsandiego.org | News. Investigation. Analysis. Conversation. Intelligence. - Another Step Forward for Schoobrary: City Signs Off on Lease

Another Step Forward for Schoobrary: City Signs Off on Lease

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  • The site of the proposed downtown library. Photo: Sam Hodgson

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    Posted: Monday, April 19, 2010 9:22 pm | Updated: 9:45 pm, Mon Apr 19, 2010.
    The San Diego City Council gave the green light Monday to an unusual agreement with the San Diego Unified School District that would set aside two floors of the planned downtown library for a middle or high school.
    Doing so would infuse millions into the downtown project: Including a school is a lifeline for the long beleaguered downtown library, a project in peril until San Diego Unified School District offered to chip in more than $20 million in exchange for the space. Getting the school lease is also crucial if San Diego hopes to keep another $20 million state grant for the