2009 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:01:52 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] REUSE: Casino at Pt. Molate (CA)?
 
Richmond casino fight turns to Washington, D.C.

By John Simerman
Contra Costa Times (CA)
November 29, 2009

As city vote nears, critics seek leverage on Point Molate plan
Some of the loudest East Bay voices against a major Indian casino-resort on the Richmond waterfront are fast turning mute.

And while the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians and the developer credit the quality of the plan and their attention to local concerns — backed by big-money pledges — opponents find themselves grasping for fresh strategies and loyal political allies.

Contra Costa County, once the sharpest local thorn in the side of Indian casino plans, now supports the project for the former Point Molate Naval Fuel Depot. County supervisors agreed this month to a deal for $12 million a year if the resort gets built. Environmental groups that sued over the project, meanwhile, are deep in talks with the developer on an eight-figure deal to bolster their shoreline dreams.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.insidebayarea.com/california/ci_13882779

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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