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The site, already owned by the university, would be best suited to handle \"long-term growth\" and \"pressing space problems,\" \u003ca href=\"http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/23/berkeley-lab-selects-richmond-field-station-as-preferred-site/\">the statement read\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED's Quest Reporter Amy Standen \u003ca href=\"http://science.kqed.org/quest/audio/six-bay-area-cities-play-the-waiting-game/\">covered the story last week\u003c/a>, taking a look at the six locations that had been narrowed down as possible choices. 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KQED Staff \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2011/08/04/cities-vie-for-a-second-lawrence-berkeley-lab-campus-a-critic-speaks-out/\">covered the multi-city showdown\u003c/a> as it unfolded last summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://richmondconfidential.org/2011/05/10/richmond-named-as-finalist-in-lawrence-berkeley-national-lab-campus-bid/\">The Richmond site\u003c/a> is located near the Golden Gate Fields racetrack, just off I-580.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The (Richmond) Field station, which Lawrence Berkeley Lab already owns, currently houses several scientific projects, including an earthquake simulator and UC Berkeley's Forest Products Lab.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The university will now develop environmental impact reports and seek final approval from the Department of Energy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_54178\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 300px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/01/RichmondWaterfront_2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-54178\" title=\"RichmondWaterfront_2\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/01/RichmondWaterfront_2-300x132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richmond's Waterfront. 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That’s a substantial shift to how textbooks are bought and distributed, particularly at the K-12 level, and it’s not quite clear how schools or students will handle these purchases or how this will impact budgeting decisions. After all, schools tend to procure textbooks with the understanding that they’ll last for at least 5 years. That does mean that the content can be out-dated, something that these digital textbooks are meant to combat. But the trade-off, of course, will be purchasing iPads and now purchasing annual updates to books.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Writing: Apple also introduced a new piece of software to allow “anyone” to build their own interactive e-books: iBooks Author. While Ars Technica speculated prior to today’s news that this would be a “Garageband for E-Books,” that doesn’t seem like quite the right description. It’s more akin to iWorks for e-books — an authoring tool that greatly facilitates the layout of e-book content. 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With over 500,000 pieces of audio and visual content, Apple says that iTunes U is the “largest catalog of free educational content.” The new iTunes U app adds several new features to the platform, in Apple’s words, to “let teachers do a lot more” including offering “full online courses.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s close to an online learning management system, although it’s worth noting here that since the content on iTunes U has mostly been free and open, that there is no process here for submitting assignments or grades. And much like the new iTextbooks, what’s missing here is a “social” component. The app does allow instructors to upload full course packages, and starting today K-12 teachers will also be able to post their materials to the iTunes U ecosystem.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Game-changer?: Apple’s announcements are often described in hyperbolic terms: “revolutionary,” for example. I’m not sure that we can necessarily apply that adjective here. 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Johnson, \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/state-architect-fixing-seismic-oversight-schools-high-priority-14446\">California Watch\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newly appointed State Architect Chester Widom said yesterday that he is “digging deep” and looking at all possible solutions to address issues cited in a recent audit critical of the state’s seismic safety regulator for public schools.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_53016\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 225px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/01/Widom-DGS_0.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53016\" title=\"Widom DGS_0\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2012/01/Widom-DGS_0.jpg\" alt=\"Chester Widom\" width=\"225\" height=\"230\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Architect Chester Widom (Calif Dept General Services)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Speaking for about five minutes near the end of yesterday’s state \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/283004-cssc-01-jan-12-2012-agenda.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seismic Safety Commission\u003c/a> meeting at the Delta King Hotel in Sacramento, Widom described his 49-year background as an architect and advocate for seismic safety. But he made only a passing reference to a \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:Hwa2RLncc0AJ:www.bsa.ca.gov/pdfs/reports/2011-116.1.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjt9v639yVScOHcIpduOQtpi4hyFi-AMPf0qLOplHhfKoA3c6yrBSiWSSuSNRKaPAK5RxPcw2LyOyVAWuT5-9XqSpa2qAaOuZSuRriOWolo_q9cDMnze46cU0sFUpPX7k-PCTqZ&sig=AHIEtbRc1RRJOL7RZhfDGorDSuAGoVUo-A\">California State Auditor report\u003c/a>\u003c/strong> that found the Division of the State Architect’s construction oversight to be “neither effective nor comprehensive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a staff member gave each commissioner a copy of the report, Widom stressed he had been on the job for only seven days and was limited in his knowledge of the regulatory agency. He assured commissioners that the problems raised in the report and recent news reports were a “high priority” for him. He said he would be open to talking about the matter separately with individual commissioners or at a future commission meeting. Widom was tapped to lead the office by \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/dailyreport/details-surface-about-browns-candidates-state-architect-13648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Jerry Brown\u003c/a> in December and began working Jan. 1. \u003c!--more-->\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can tell you I’ve looked at (the audit report) very carefully, and I’m working very, very hard to address the issues that are shown in there,” Widom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.seismic.ca.gov/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seismic Safety Commission\u003c/a> is made up of individuals chosen for their expertise and experience. The group includes the state architect, a geologist, a fire department representative and a local building official. Established in 1975, after the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, the commission investigates earthquakes, researches earthquake-related issues and recommends threat reduction policies and programs to the governor and Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignleft\">\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/k-12/lax-oversight-school-construction-raises-quake-safety-doubts-9537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Watch\u003c/a> investigation found that the agency …allowed children and teachers to occupy buildings with structural flaws and potential safety hazards reported during construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Yesterday, no commissioners asked Widom any questions. Two members said they hadn’t seen the audit prior to receiving it at the meeting. Richard McCarthy, executive director of the commission, said he looked forward to scheduling a future briefing from Widom, sometime in the coming months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Senate Majority Leader Ellen M. Corbett, D-San Leandro, is planning a hearing of the Select Committee on Earthquake and Disaster Preparedness to learn more about problems at the regulatory agency. Corbett and other legislators called for the audit of the state architect’s office in May after a \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/k-12/lax-oversight-school-construction-raises-quake-safety-doubts-9537\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Watch\u003c/a> investigation found that the agency routinely failed to enforce California’s landmark earthquake safety law for public schools – known as the Field Act – and allowed children and teachers to occupy buildings with structural flaws and potential safety hazards reported during construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State auditors found that the state architect’s office rarely used the enforcement tools it possesses, didn’t adequately document the safety issues it identified and didn’t prioritize projects with safety concerns. The report also noted breakdowns in the state’s oversight of inspectors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 16,000 school projects currently lack Field Act certification, and at least \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/83255-02-proposal-leg-certification-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">59,000 more\u003c/a> have yet to be fully reviewed by the state architect’s office to identify their Field Act status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before becoming state architect, Widom served as \u003ca href=\"http://www.aia.org/press/AIAB086837\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national president\u003c/a> of the American Institute of Architects in 1995. He spent more than 40 years running his own architectural firm, WWCOT, before retiring in 2008. After retiring, Widom joined the bond oversight committee for the Los Angeles Unified School District and provided input on construction project planning as the top architectural adviser to the Los Angeles Community College District.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As he focuses on addressing weaknesses cited in the audit, Widom said he also wants to change the image of the Division of the State Architect with school districts and design and construction professionals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to partner,” Widom said, “and not look like we are causing problems or standing in the way of progress.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Related\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli> \u003ca href=\"http://californiawatch.org/earthquakes\">On Shaky Ground\u003c/a> – California Watch investigation into failures by the state’s chief regulator of construction standards for public schools.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Corey G. 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