This public celebration by a members-only walled garden, that refuses to open its doors to the public even one day a year, was not a good good look.
After all, with its $100 million capital campaign funds (not including the undisclosed millions promised by the Arriaga family), Casti had the cash to buy itself a win, with expensive lawyers, for example, to exclude its largest proposed new structure -the underground garage, pool, and floors of classrooms — from square footage calculations and environmental impact analysis.