[CPEO-MEF] REUSE, FUEL: Pt. Molate. CA lawsuit thrown out

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Richmond: Judge throws out environmental lawsuit against Point Molate development
The court ruled there was not enough evidence to back up plaintiffs’ complaints

By KATIE LAUER
Bay Area News Group
February 4, 2022

RICHMOND — A controversial development planned for Richmond’s northern shoreline cleared a big legal hurdle this week after a judge ruled the city lawfully addressed the project’s potential environmental impacts.

After hearing oral arguments in November, Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Edward G. Weil on Monday tossed a lawsuit that tried to block Winehaven Legacy LLC’s proposal to build 1,425 housing units and more than 400,000 square feet of commercial space on 193 acres of the city’s Point Molate peninsula.

The site has been the focus of a decade-old debate about whether development there would revitalize the city’s economy and provide much-needed housing or create an environmental disaster on the northern edge of San Francisco Bay.


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For the entire article, see
https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/03/richmond-judge-throws-out-environmental-lawsuit-against-point-molate-development

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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