102 results for author: CESP

Speaking UP for Point Molate Video Series

Check out Speaking UP for Point Molate to watch this new series on all things Point Molate. https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCWg3-3wrgguS02lbt5wO_Qw

Saving Point Molate: A Letter from CESP Executive Director, Robert Cheasty

Friends, I want to update you on Point Molate. You may have heard the announcement by Contra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia that the state allocated $36 million to East Bay Regional Park District for acquisition and cleanup of Point Molate. Click here to read the full letter.

Richmond Community News – May 15, 2022: See the May Issue put out by the Richmond Community News. It includes an article about Bald Eagles by Robert Cheasty.

Bald eagles at Point Molate!! Our national bird, the bald eagle, only eagle unique to North America, is flying above Point Molate!  Read More In a unanimous vote on March 18, 2022 the Richmond City Council refused to risk the city's finances to back a plan for a mixed commercial and luxury housing development at Point Molate as proposed by SunCal Inc. and its derivative  corporation, Winehaven Legacy LLC ("Developers"). Read More See the text of resolution passed by the City Council on March 18, 2022. By passing this resolution, the Richmond City Council resoundingly rejected a Community ...

Join CESP, Richmond Shoreline Alliance, and over 20 organizations at the Environmental Justice Protest Against DTSC & California EPA

Join CESP, Richmond Shoreline Alliance, and over 20 organizations at the Environmental Justice Protest to hold CalEPA and DTSC accountable to their promises to protect us from toxic contamination, regardless of our skin color or socioeconomic status. Monday, August 30 at 12:00 pm 1001 I St, Sacramento, CA 95814 Click link to learn more and register: www.ej-ca.com Connect on social media: CalEnvironmentalJustice (@CAEJprotest) / Twitter Ca-EJ Protest 2021 | Facebook CA-EJ Protest 2021 (@calenviornmentaljustice) • Instagram photos and videos      

State Sued Over Inadequate Cleanup Plans for Richmond Toxic Waste Site Groups claim analysis ignored data on sea-level rise, pollutants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                             Date: August 4, 2021   PRESS CONTACTS 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  510-295-7657 Richmond Shoreline Alliance  http://www.richmondshorelinealliance.org Co...

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

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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 and more stringent health standards. ​"By failing to update its old enviro...

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 shoreline. In addition to the Sierra Club, the petitioners in this case ...

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.