CARLSBAD, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The battle is officially over for a group of people trying to save the Carlsbad Village Plaza. The city council recently voted 4-1 to demolish the shopping center in favor of two high-rise apartment buildings.
“We all hate it here in Carlsbad, it’s going to make our little village more of a bunch of condos instead of a village, so it’s taking away that community feel, so we’re sad about it,” said Christy Cunningham, a resident of Carlsbad.
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“Most people are angry, I mean, it seems like the citizens of Carlsbad city don’t want it, but city council said we’re going to do it anyway,” said Randy Sager, who also lives in Carlsbad.
The council did not have much of a choice due to state law that requires California cities to provide a certain amount of housing, including low-income…