New SRJC parking lot now open

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer • April 12, 2016

Despite enumerable parking areas, finding a spot could prove a challenge.

Across the street from Santa Rosa Junior College and adjacent to Ike’s sandwich shop stands a new SRJC parking lot on Mendocino Avenue with 43 spaces.

Parking will be for culinary students only from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m Wednesday through Friday and other times parking will be permitted for all students, according to Dr. Frank Chong in a faculty-wide email.

Aside from having the amenities of other lots, such as the parking pass kiosk, emergency call box and LED lighting, the new lot will have an irrigation system to conserve water for the new landscaping.

The lot is on 1700 Mendocino Ave. Parking is 25 cents for 15 minutes or $4 for all day parking.

About the Contributor

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin, Staff Writer

Arthur Gonzalez-Martin is a left-leaning social libertarian/Blue Dog who's been going to the SRJC for nine years, exploring everything it has to offer till he took a journalism class and decided to stick with it. After four semesters at The Oak Leaf, one of which he was senior photographer, he's continued as an intern for the program. In his spare time, Arthur writes short stories, including a collection of which he's trying to get published; playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, board games and video games; and taking long hikes into nature.