[CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Pt. Molate (CA) casino

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Note: Pt. Molate is the second Richmond site addressed in this article. 
- LS]
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Court's Richmond Casino Decision Awaited

By Richard Brenneman

Berkeley Daily Planet (CA)
August 28, 2008

Richmond city officials, a would-be gambling tribe and a coalition of 
environmentalists are anxiously waiting for a final ruling on the 
legality of a $335 million city pact with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomos.

The tentative ruling issued last Wednesday by Contra Costa County 
Superior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga declared the agreement invalid 
because the city failed to conduct a state-mandated environmental review 
before signing the pact.

...


The Point Molate site is still undergoing an environmental cleanup to 
remove or safely contain hazards from its legacy as a one-time naval 
refueling station. The cleanup is under the aegis of Levine's old 
company, LFR Recon of Emeryville.

The casino in Levine's project - designed to attract high-rollers from 
the lucrative Asian market - will be operated by the Rumsey Band of 
Wintuns, operators of one of California's richest casinos, Cache Creek 
in Yolo County.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-08-28/article/30958?headline=Court-s-Richmond-Casino-Decision-Awaited



Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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