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New UC Berkeley Richmond campus development put on hold due to funding decline
The development of the UC Berkeley Richmond Field Station, a future research facility, has been temporarily put on hold due to decline in federal and university funding.
Read MoreLBNL opens comment period for Richmond Bay Campus
What should the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) take into account as it begins the environmental review for its new Richmond Bay Campus? Wildlife and birds? Noise pollution and new traffic? These are question for Richmond residents, who have until February 4 to make suggestions. Last January, LBNL chose Richmond as the preferred site for…
Read More2012 Year in Review
From Richmond’s triumphant bid to host the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s second campus to worrying phases of gun violence earlier in the year and the historic November election, here are some of the stories that made the headlines on Richmond Confidential this year.
Read MoreLBNL unveils long term plan for new Richmond Bay Campus
Representatives from the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab unveiled long term plans for the Richmond Bay Campus, including ideas on how to involve surrounding neighborhoods, at a workshop at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium Thursday night. The lab’s Long Range Development Plan will consolidate existing bioscience facilities associated with LBNL from around the East Bay. The research…
Read MoreLetter to the editor: City Councilman Nat Bates
A Note From the Editor: The letter contained below was submitted to RichmondConfidential.org by Richmond City Councilman Nat Bates. In the interest of fulfilling our role as a source for information and perspectives for the benefit of Richmond community members, we agreed to publish it. RichmondConfidential.org is always open to written submissions from the community,…
Read MoreLBNL delays decision on second campus until early 2012
The Lawrence Berkeley National Lab will not choose a site for its second campus until early 2012, the lab announced today. The final decision had been expected later this month, and has been anxiously awaited in Richmond, where city officials hope the lab could be an engine of economic growth. But in a press release…
Read MoreThanks Richmond, now wait for Berkeley lab decision
Two of Richmond’s foremost leaders took a moment Friday morning to send off thank-you letters to hundreds of residents who have helped encourage the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to open a new facility in Richmond.
Read MoreRichmond finds support at LBNL meeting
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab representatives offered a limited update on their hunt for a second campus site to members of the lab’s Community Advisory Group Thursday. But while lab officials maintained their poker face, members of the CAG and public audience – few of them Richmond residents – were eager to recommend Richmond’s site. Richmond…
Read MoreRichmond puts best foot forward to wow lab
It’s rare that a project can seemingly unite every sector across a city, but Richmond’s bid for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory expansion brought out 700 people from all corners of the city to show support Thursday for the campus, as the city put its best foot forward to showcase what it has to offer the lab.
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