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Category Archives: Architecture
State Architect: Fixing Seismic Oversight For Schools a 'High Priority'
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by Corey G. Johnson, California Watch 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 … Continue reading
Hidden Beat-era Enclave Could Get National Historic Status
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You've probably never heard of the Northern California enclave Druid Heights. But you may have heard of some of its past inhabitants: Eastern philosopher Alan Watts, Beat poet Gary Snyder and pioneering lesbian writer Elsa Gidlow. The Marin IJ ran … Continue reading
State Senate Hearing on Caltrans Testing Scandal
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Watch the hearing live on The California Channel The Senate Transportation & Housing Committee is holding a hearing today on falsified testing data for various Bay Area construction projects by a former Caltrans employee. From the Sac Bee today: Caltrans … Continue reading
Breakfast Blend: Crystal Cathedral Converts to Catholic; Direct Current's Star Rises Again
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Rachael Myrow here, host of the California Report, with a handful of links to cool and/or important stories outside the Bay Area local readers should check out. O.C. Catholic diocese to buy bankrupt Crystal Cathedral (Los Angeles Times) University of … Continue reading
Investigation Into Testing Raises Questions About Integrity of New Bay Bridge Span
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There have been a lot of hoopla and photo ops around the construction of the Bay Bridge's new East Span, scheduled for completion in 2013. But Sacramento Bee reporter Charles Piller this weekend threw cold water on the celebratory drive … Continue reading
Two From Bay Area Make "America's Millionaire Capitals" List
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America's Millionaire Capitals,boiled down, results in two top-20 lists, one of cities with the highest average net worth (among filers with at least $200,000 in average gross income), the other of cities with the highest average gross incomes (among returns of $200,000 and over).
Images: BAM/PFA New Building Plan
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You may have seen John King's Chronicle column yesterday on the proposed design for the new Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive building (BAM/PFA for those in the know) at 2120 Oxford Street. King calls the proposed 82,000-square foot facility "relatively modest" yet "not short on ambition."
