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- East Bay Times: State agencies face lawsuit over approval of Richmond housing development (8/5/21)
- San Francisco Business Times: New lawsuit over Richmond mixed-use proposal for toxic site targets state regulators (8/4/21)
- KPIX / CBS: Environmentalists Suing Over Proposed Richmond Housing Development At Contaminated Waterfront Site (8/4/21)
- NBC Bay Area: Groups Fight Over New Richmond Housing Project Near Contaminated Site (4/15/21)
East Bay Times: Whose Richmond? New city council may re-examine development decisions (3/16/21) - East Bay Times: Community groups sue Richmond for approving development on toxic site (1/6/21)
- SF Chronicle: Richmond sued over plan to develop site laden with pollutants (1/6/21)
- SF Chronicle: Richmond council greenlights plans for housing development on toxic site (12/15/20)
- SF Chronicle: Developers want to build 4,000 homes on a toxic East Bay site. Activists want a full clean up first (12/11/20)
- Richmond Confidential: Despite approved housing plan, the fight for Point Molate rages on (11/23/20)
- The Mercury News: Environmental groups sue Richmond in effort to halt development at Point Molate (10/13/20)
- SF BayKeeper: New shoreline development under the shadow of Chevron (5/8/20)
- East Bay Express: The Clock is Ticking at Point Molate (11/12/19)
- The PEW Charitable Trusts: Six Reasons to Protect Eel Grass (6/7/19)
- Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter: Richmond plows ahead with foolhardy plan to develop Point Molate (5/30/19)
- Bay Nature: Proposed Development at Point Molate Threatens the Bay’s Dungeness Crab Fishery and Climate Goals (3/21/19)
- Richmond Confidential: Developers present plans for Point Molate to Richmond City Council (2/14/19)
- East Bay Times: Could restrictions scare off developers of Richmond’s Point Molate? (11/3/18)
- East Bay Times: Richmond to pick from six developers who want to build at Point Molate (10/3/18)
- Richmond Confidential: Calling it a ‘sick pig,’ residents urge reopening of Point Molate settlement (9/28/18)
- Napa Valley Register: Fate of Winehaven castle — once the world’s largest winery — awaits another chapter (9/25/18)
- East Bay Times: Fate of Point Molate’s Winehaven castle — once the world’s largest winery — awaits another chapter (9/23/18)
- Richmond Confidential: Lawsuit challenging Point Molate settlement to proceed (9/14/18)
- East Bay Times: Lawsuit alleges Point Molate settlement made illegally behind closed doors (8/3/18)
- East Bay Times: Richmond dives fast into fast-tracked planning process around Point Molate (6/20/18)
- East Bay Times: Earth Day: Albany beach cleanup, climate change talks set (4/18/18)
- East Bay Times: SF Bay shoreline slowly sinking, areas at risk of major flooding as waters rise due to climate change (3/8/18)
- East Bay Times: Sea level rise visualization to be park of North Richmond shoreline festival (9/26/17)
- East Bay Times: Sea level rise, flooding are focus of Berkeley event (7/25/17)
- The Pioneer: Environmentalists demonstrate climate change in Oakland (4/26/17)
- Bay Nature: How the East Bay shoreline became a park for the people (3/28/17)
- East Bay Times: Richmond: New Progressive majority puts ban on waterfront development (2/3/17)
- Berkeleyside: The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
- Santa Cruz Central / The Berkeley Voice: Berkeley Briefs: Keystone Pipeline discussion; Lawrence Rinder talk on – (11/4/2015)
- Post News Group: Eastshore State Park Renamed for Environmental Champion
- Mercury News: Eastshore State Park renamed to honor Berkeley environmental champion (10/8/2012)
- El Cerrito Patch: Eastshore Park Renamed in Honor of Sylvia McLaughlin >>
- Richmond General Plan (10/4/2012)
- Climate change: Sea rise could kill vital marshes (11/17/2011)
- Land Battle Stirs Richmond (10/16/2011)
Soccer complex developer heading elsewhere as fight over vacant land continues (7/10/2011) - Spring 2011 Newsletter
- Berkeley Meadow rebooted: The wildest place in town (4/14/2011)
- East Bay park and conservation groups in recession land rush (12/15/2010)
- EGRET Evicted from Building in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park (News Analysis) (12/14/2010)
- Richard Goldman, S.F. philanthropist, dies at 90 (11/30/2010)
- Nature wins in Casino Deal (10/20/2010)
- Richmond casino deal by environmentalists, tribe (9/21/2010)
- Endorsements 2010: Yes on 21; parks need a stable source of funds (9/16/2010)
- North Richmond rezoning could bring development to shoreline open space (Sept-Oct 2010)
- Broad Coalition of Supporters Qualify State Parks Initiative for November Ballot (6/10/10)
- Open space on Albany Waterfront (5/20/10)
- Big ideas sought for Oakland Bay Bridge park (3/1/10)
- Environmentalists fight Redwood City project (3/1/10)
- Ballot initiative to fund state parks draws big interest (2/26/10)
- Owner Back in the Saddle at Santa Anita Race Track (2/8/10)
- Albany Hopes Community Input Will Resolve Waterfront Debate (1/14/10)
- Environmental groups turn in paperwork for DMV fee to fund California state parks (11/3/09)
- Chevron Donates Easement To East Bay Regional Park District for Bay Trail (11/2/09)
- County ready to back Point Molate casino plan (11/1/09)
- Golden Gate Fields to be auctioned in February (10/29/09)
- Save Shoreline – Contra Costa Times Letter to the Editor (10/15/09)
- Tough restrictions passed on storm water trash (10/15/09)
- New rules passed to cut down on trash in S.F. Bay (10/14/09)
- Bay Area cities must cut trash in storm drains to protect SF Bay (10/14/09)
- New shoreline camp boosts Bay Water Trail (10/7/09)
- Richmond Design Review Board, Planning Commission to look at Point Molate hotel-casino resort (10/7/09)
- Point Isabel in Richmond Picked as #1 Dog Park In Country (10/5/09)
- S.F. Bay’s slide in mud worries scientists (10/5/09)
- Contra Costa Times Letter to the Editor (9/30/2009)
- Contra Costa Times Letter to the Editor (9/28/2009)
- Contra Costa Times Letter to the Editor (9/17/2009)
- Richmond’s casino plan clears hurdle (7/31/09)
- Rumors of Eastshore Park Closure Untrue (7/30/09)
- Fate of Golden Gate Fields Still Uncertain (7/30/09)
- Point Molate Casino Plan Draws Concerns, Praise (7/30/09)
- Of Birds and Humans- Aquatic Park (7/29/09)
- Readers’ Forum: Casino benefit still doesn’t add up for Richmond (7/25/09)
- Toll Plaza Delays Called Main Richmond Casino Impact (7/23/09)
- Environmental Review Details Richmond Casino Alternatives (7/16/09)
- State fining UC, Zeneca too little for hazardous waste (6/16/09)
- A place known for harboring quirkiness (6/10/09)
- EB Parks revs up spending as others cut (6/9/09)
- Farallon Islands wildlife rebounds after a century of sanctuary (6/9/09)
- Residents seek to preserve Richmond marina of floating homes (6/6/09)
- Spring 2009 Newsletter
- Lawsuit Challenges Point Molate Casino (1/28/09)
- Owner may sell Golden Gate Fields (12/11/08)
- State backs local pleas for trail at Chevron Richmond refinery (12/5/08)
- Richmond mulls how to spend Measure T windfall (12/1/08)
- Bay Trail advocates want state to help close gap in Richmond (11/29/08)
- Levine Pitches Casino Plan To East Bay Park Supporters (11/26/08)
- Berkeley Says Goodbye to Betty Olds (11/20/08)
- Dotson wins parks board seat (11/11/08)
- Proposed Kohl’s store stirs traffic, environmental worries (10/28/08)
- Richmond Casino Accord (9/11/08)
- Environmental Groups Sue to Halt Chevron’s Plan to Upgrade Refinery (9/5/08)
- Fall 2008 Newsletter
- Golden Lands Golden Opportunities via Bay Area Open Space Council
- Albany council adopts recommendations for waterfront (11/9/07)
- Rediscovering the shoreline (10/30/07)
- Albany’s Golden Gate Fields Developer Runs Low on Cash (10/19/07)
- Toxic Questions Surround Two Richmond Sites (7/6/07)
- UC Illegally Buried ‘Thousands Of Truckloads’ of Toxic Soil In Richmond, State Says (7/3/07)
- Berkeley Meadows Opens at Long Last (10/6/06)
- State Park’s New Section Opens After Long Delay (10/5/06)
- Activists, officials christen Eastshore State Park (10/5/06)
- ‘Garbage into gold’: 8 1/2-mile-long, 2,002-acre Eastshore State Park is dedicated after more than 30 years of hard work (10/5/06)
- New Berkeley waterfront park should be hit with nature lovers (10/5/06)
- Gambling venues bet big on Prop. 68 (8/7/04)