Universal Studios Plan Criticized by Opponents

Neighbors opposing Universal Studios’ $2-billion expansion plan testified for four hours Monday, telling the County Regional Planning Commission that the 25-year project would turn Universal City into an out-of-control destination resort and theme park complex.

Robby Shaw said that living near Universal is like “living next door, 365 days a year, to a boisterous, drunken, disorderly party. You call the mayor, the police and nobody gives a damn.”

Universal’s proposed expansion would roughly double its current building space by adding 5.9 million square feet of studios, offices, theme park attractions and hotels.