2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:59:44 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Pt. Molate (CA) casino
 
[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
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