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Video: Berkeley Lab Meeting in Alameda Draws Over-Capacity Crowd
It was standing room only Wednesday night in the Auctions by the Bay Theatre. A fire marshal redirected the crowd to an overflow room.
Alameda Point is one of for of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
At a community BBQ and informational meeting in Alameda on Wednesday evening, the first in a being held at the potential lab sites, representatives of LBNL explained for in a site, and city officials detailed .
Click the video in the media viewer to the right to see highlights from the presentation.
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After the formal presentation, and in a harmony uncharacteristic of Alameda politics, dozens of speakers from a range of community and civic groups voiced their support for the development.
Lab reps say they hope to select the final site by November 2011.
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Albany's meeting with the lab is coming Aug. 3, following several meetings run by the city over the weekend of July 30. .
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