For three decades, Chula Vista officials and state lawmakers have dreamed of bringing a public university to town. But after years of starts and stops, some saw it as little more than a pipe dream.

Now though, local officials feel that vision is finally beginning to take shape.

City officials have laid the groundwork for a sprawling campus on 380 acres of city-owned land in the rolling hills between East Chula Vista’s suburban outskirts and the Lower Otay Reservoir.

But this wouldn’t be a typical four-year public university. Instead, it would be a multi-university campus that houses academic programs from other universities, community colleges, and even high schools across the San Diego-Tijuana region.

It would also focus more narrowly on degrees that would serve major industries in th

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