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LBNL Skips Alameda

Take the "1st Choice, 2nd Lab" lawn signs down. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) announced on Monday that Alameda Point will not be site of its second campus. That plum fell to the Richmond Field Station. "The University of Californiaowned (Richmond) site presents the best opportunity to solve the lab's pressing space problems while allowing for long term growth and maintaining the 80-year tradition of close cooperation with the UC Berkeley campus," UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau stated in a press release.

Barge Pulled out of Lagoon

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A crane's shovel bites into the remains of an abandoned barge in the northwest corner of Seaplane Lagoon on Alameda Point. "Workers chopped out an old barge that was abandoned in place up against the northwest seawall," said Richard Bangert. According to Bangert, who hosts the blog "Alameda Point Environmental Report,"...

Local Traffic Changes on Tap

In an effort to improve northbound Interstate 880 access to Alameda, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and CalTrans has proposed reconstructing access to I-880 at 23rd and 29th avenues, located just across from the Park Street Bridge. The city of Alameda and the Alameda County Transportation...

Parents Fear Dangerous Crossings

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The Franklin School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is asking drivers to slow down near the crosswalks around Franklin Elementary School. In the last year, parents and students have experienced a number of close calls on these crosswalks.

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