The developers of a possible casino project on waterfront property in the city succeeded in securing another extension to get their plans in order.
Point Molate
Dozens attended the March 2 City Council meeting wearing T-shirts supporting a local casino project.
Prospective Point Molate builders secure fresh extension
March 7, 2010 – 6:00 am
Broker claims city owes $1.5 million for Point Molate
January 18, 2010 – 6:00 am
Commercial real estate broker John Troughton claims the City of Richmond agreed to pay him $1.5 million if the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians came to Point Molate. But no deal was signed, and no one at City Hall is talking.
Council approves extension for Point Molate developer
January 12, 2010 – 11:16 am
The City Council voted Monday to extend a deadline to reach an agreement with the developer behind the Point Molate casino project. Without an extension, the city would have scrapped an agreement to earmark the land for a casino.
Councilman Butt visits Berkeley, sounds off on issues
December 14, 2009 – 6:01 am
Four-term City Councilman Tom Butt took on a range of key local issues during a 90-minute roundtable interview with Richmond Confidential staff and professors Dec. 9. The interview was held at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Council Preview (Nov. 17)
November 17, 2009 – 10:07 am
At Tuesday’s meeting, the City Council will discuss The Plunge, assess how a local hiring policy is performing and peer into the financials behind the $100 million Civic Center renovation project.
Environmental group may settle Point Molate lawsuit
November 16, 2009 – 6:00 am
The environmental group that sued to stop the development of a casino at Point Molate is looking to settle. But the deal may be dead in the water if other environmental organizations don’t drop their opposition.
Council member Jeff Ritterman responds
November 13, 2009 – 10:09 pm
I applaud the efforts of the developer Jim Levine to make the Point Molate project environmentally friendly.
I applaud the efforts of Citizens for East Shore Parks, CESP, for its efforts to negotiate the preservation and restoration of the north Richmond shoreline as a condition of dropping their lawsuit and allowing the Point Molate casino to move forward. I [...]
For Guidiville Band, a casino isn’t the main point
November 13, 2009 – 6:00 am
For the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians, the proposed casino resort is more than a lucrative economic prospect; it’s a means to an end.
The law behind gaming at Point Molate
November 12, 2009 – 6:01 am
The Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians may have an opportunity to open a casino at Point Molate, but the tribe’s path to prosperity relies on a maze of state and federal regulations and the approval of the country’s secretary of the interior.
County unanimous in support for casino
November 11, 2009 – 6:01 am
The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors on Tuesday reversed its stance and voted in favor of the Point Molate resort complex. The county is guaranteed $12 million a year as soon as construction starts.
