La Jolla, Calif.
The University of California-San Diego's Thornton Hospital in La Jolla will be in close proximity to the site of a new $87 million cancer center recently approved by U.C. Regents. The center will provide facilities for research labs, community education, and clinical space, as well as a 130-car underground parking garage. Construction is slated to begin in early 2001, with completion estimated for fall of 2003.