Point Molate

Broker claims city owes $1.5 million for Point Molate

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...

Council approves extension for Point Molate developer

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,...

Councilman Butt visits Berkeley, sounds off on issues

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....

Council Preview (Nov. 17)

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...

Environmental group may settle Point Molate lawsuit

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...

Council member Jeff Ritterman responds

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...

For Guidiville Band, a casino isn’t the main point

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

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...

County unanimous in support for casino

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...

Local casino opposition crumbling

Opposition to a Las Vegas-style casino resort in Richmond is collapsing as casino backers hand over promises for millions of dollars, thousands of jobs and...

Contra Costa Supervisors willing to be wooed

Contra Costa County Supervisors considered whether to support a casino in Richmond. The payoff: $12 million a year.

Before Napa, there was Winehaven

Between the San Pablo Bay and a steep ridge lined with eucalyptus trees sits a lone burgundy fortress. Sharp-eyed commuters on the San Rafael Bridge...