We are a grass roots organization of citizens in the Bay Area concerned with the welfare of one of the last remaining undeveloped headlands in San Francisco Bay - Point Molate.
We advocate responsible, sustainable land use that will provide social betterment, land stewardship, and community use.
Five years ago the US Navy began the process of transferring the remaining acreage of the former Navy Fuel Depot at Point Molate to the City of Richmond, and Upstream LLC proposed an Indian Casino project for the site.
In the ensuing time, visions for a conversion that would be in keeping with Bay Area aesthetics and mixed use allocation that would provide benefits to the community and the Bay area, have fallen by the wayside.
We seek to restore a land use vision for Point Molate that will be in keeping with the conversions at the Presidio and Fort Baker - one the Bay Area can be proud of, and that will serve many generations in the future.
We work with forwad thinking land use planners, grant foundations, and people like you who want to see a sustainable Point Molate conversion that is respectful of the unique nature of the land at Point Molate, and a gem to be treasured forever.
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THE LATEST
After voting 3 times to extend a Land Disposition Agreement (LDA) with Upstream LLC to take over Point Molate and build a tribal casino, the Richmond city council voted yet again on May 18th to extend the LDA. By a vote of 4:3 the council voted to approve a heavily amended motion that extended the LDA beyond the agendized 30 days to April 20, 2010 - an additonal 11 months.
The amended motion spawned a 6th amendment to the LDA which incorporates a number of new terms and conditions that had not been made available to the public before hand.
Just prior to going into closed session on May 18th, the city received a letter from Upstream indicating that they were not in a mood to undertake multiple short term extensions and admonishing the city council that they would hold the city's feet to the fire to honor the terms of the LDA and would vigorously defend their rights under the LDA
Right after the council voted to extend the LDA for 11 months, they voted down a motion to allow proposals for Point Molate from sources other than Upstream - despite the fact that the Attorney General has advised the city on multiple occasions that is is their right to do so.
On July 20, 2010 the city council will be voting on whether or not to require staff to disclose and detail the process used to arrive at the 6th amendment and discuss the propriety of the amended K-1 motion from May 18, 2010
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Please email City Council today and urge them to support democracy by voting FOR item L-3 on the July 20, 2010 agenda requesting a full accounting of the May 18th vote.
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Banner based on panorama photo of Point Molate courtesy of Robin Lew
Please attend the Richmond City Council Meeting on Tuesday July 20, 2010 at 6:30PM and urge our city leaders to let the voices of Richmond voters be heard. Vote yes on L-1 to place an advisory measure on the November ballot seeking voters' input on whether to consider a casino at Point Molate Click for details.
Copyright 2010 - Citizens for a Sustainable Point Molate. All rights reserved.
IN BRIEF
WHAT A CASINO WILL MEAN TO RICHMOND
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More Crime and Destruction of Economic Vitality
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Questionable Project that Taxes Infrastructure
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Environmental and Traffic Nightmare
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Loss of Land Authority
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Loss of the Last Undeveloped Headland in SFBay
