Berkeley Lab Selects Richmond for Second Campus
Sites in Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland were among the competitors for a new campus consolidating Berkeley Lab's biosciences programs.
Richmond has beaten competitors for Berkeley Lab's second campus, lab spokesman Jon Weiner announced Monday. The Richmond Field Station, which is already owned by the University of California, spans 152 acres and has been used since 1950 primarily for large-scale engineering research. Berkeley had three sites on a shortlist of six for the new campus, including Aquatic Park West in West Berkeley, Emeryville/Berkeley — with properties located in both cities, and Golden Gate Fields spanning both Berkeley and Albany. The decision on a finalist was initially expected in November, but was delayed to early 2012. The new site will consolidate Berkeley Lab's biosciences programs, which are currently scattered throughout the East Bay in leased …
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Leilah
1:13 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012
Hooray for Richmond!! The City worked very hard for this project, has been making tremendous strides in boosting the local economy and bringing desperately-needed jobs to Richmond residents; they have a great administration that has been very inclusive of its residents and community groups. This is a well-deserved win! (And this is from a Berkeley resident....) more ›