State Sued Over Inadequate Cleanup Plans for Richmond Toxic Waste Site Groups claim analysis ignored data on sea-level rise, pollutants
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Attorney for Richmond Shoreline Alliance, et al.: Stuart Flashman: stu@stuflash.com 510-652-5373
Attorney for Citizens for East Shore Parks and Mothers Against Toxic Housing: Robert Cheasty: rcheasty@cheastylaw.com 510-701-4321
Attorney for Sierra Club and SPRAWLDEF: Norman La Force: n.laforce@comcast.net 510-295-7...
Point Molate is the feature article in Golden Gate Audubon Society’s The Gull newsletter Summer 2021
Click here to read the latest issue of Golden Gate Audubon Society's The Gull newsletter featuring Point Molate.
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Richmond Housing Development on Toxic Waste Site Owned by AstraZeneca
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DATE: January 5, 2021
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Richmond Housing Development on Toxic Waste Site Owned by AstraZeneca
Richmond, CA — A coalition of Bay Area environmental and community organizations filed a lawsuit in Contra Costa Superior Court to stop up to 4,000 units of housing planned for the AstraZeneca toxic waste site. The lawsuit, filed against the City of Richmond on December 30, 2020, asserts that approval of the project violates the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by not taking into account current science on sea-level rise ...
CESP COMMENTS ON RICHMOND’S CAMPUS BAY MIXED-USE PROJECT
Click here to read the letter from Shirley Dean, President of CESP Board, on City of Richmond's attempts to fast track approval of large mixed-use development (Campus Bay) on former Zeneca toxic site.
Press Release: Richmond Slammed in Lawsuit for Trying to Turn Native Sacred Places, Public Beach, Rare Habitat and Public Lands into a Luxury Housing Enclave at Point Molate
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Richmond Slammed in Lawsuit for Trying to Turn Native Sacred Places, Public Beach, Rare Habitat and Public Lands into a Luxury Housing Enclave at Point Molate
Project Approval Violated CEQA, California Planning and Zoning Law
Richmond, CA – On Friday, the Sierra Club and other environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging the decision last month by the City of Richmond to approve a proposed 2,000-unit luxury housing project at Point Molate, a biologically, culturally, and historically rich part of the San Francisco Bay ...
Richmond City Council Approves Point Molate Mixed-Use Development
LINK: Richmond City Council Approves Point Molate Mixed-Use Development, KPIX, September 9, 2020
CESP's Norman La Force interviewed after Richmond City Council votes to sell Point Molate.
East Bay Express: Racial And Climate Justice for Point Molate
Click here to read the article Racial And Climate Justice for Point Molate | East Bay Express, August 4, 2020
article by By Courtney Cummings and David Helvarg of Point Molate Alliance
San Francisco Bay Trail Connects Berkeley and Albany Portions of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park
East Bay Regional Park District connected a stretch of San Francisco Bay Trail between Gilman Street and Albany Beach, formerly a key gap between the Berkeley and Albany portions of McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
SF Chronicle Article Link: New bayside trail in East Bay offers easy access — and refuge in troubled times, June 8, 2020
Photos captured by Patricia Jones.
East Bay Express: The Clock is Ticking at Point Molate
Should Richmond really build a waterfront community along the historic cul-de-sac directly adjacent to Chevron’s refinery?
Link to East Bay Express article: https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/the-clock-is-ticking-at-point-molate/Content?oid=27944686
Sierra Club: Illegal development at Point Molate would put Richmond in the red
Point Molate is one of the last great shoreline open spaces in the Bay Area. The East Bay Regional Park District’s Master plan calls for it to be a regional park. It is rich in wildlife, home to unique habitats and flora, and the offshore eelgrass beds — a pillar of the Bay Estuary ecosystem — are the healthiest and most expansive in San Francisco Bay.
Link to Sierra Club article: https://www.sierraclub.org/san-francisco-bay/blog/2019/09/illegal-development-point-molate-would-put-richmond-red