UC puts off Berkeley lab second-campus decision

By Andrew McGall Contra Costa Times Posted: 11/22/2011 11:32:58 AM PST Updated: 11/22/2011 11:32:59 AM PST The University of California now plans to reveal in early 2012 its decision on where it will build a second campus of its Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The timeline for the second campus selection had called for a late-November announcement. “We have been working diligently over the past months since announcing our list of finalists,” Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos said in a news release Tuesday. He said the lab had been overwhelmed by the response from Alameda, Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland and Richmond and needed more time to evaluate the options.