Mainstream U.

Hello Ken, I am the chair of UCAB. I never saw an email from you, but I just to be sure that the email you reached out to was correct. My email address is online, here: (http://ucab.ucsd.edu/UCABContacts.aspx). I would be more than happy to talk to you about the article, and the decision not to renew the lease for Porter's Pub. Just a note: The article says that " A UCAB statement says that the reason UCSD should seek a new tenant is because Porter’s Pub is selling too much food in relation to its beer sales." This is not correct. The official statement is online, here:(http://ucab.ucsd.edu/Files/PortersRFP.pdf). Porter's Pub is a pub, meant to serve food and alcohol, and not a bar. They have a Type 41 alcohol license. In order to fulfill the pub concept and maintain their Type 41 alcohol license, food sales must be equal to or larger than alcohol sales. This has not been the case for years, and this concern was one factor which was considered by UCAB in its decision not to renew the lease.
— December 12, 2014 3:50 p.m.