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Don’t Gamble With Our Future! Join Us Before it’s too Late!
It’s not too late to convince the Richmond City Council and other key decision makers that there are better options for the community.
Out of town investors are trying to convert the Point Molate Bay Shore land into a massive, Vegas-style casino. The project would increase traffic, lead to more gambling addiction and crime, damage local businesses and have irreversible negative environmental impacts.
MAKE YOUR VOICE & CONCERNS HEARD,
GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL.
Every Tuesday evening you have the opportunity to give public comments to the Richmond City Council. They are going to be voting as early as January 2010 to approve the casino deal.
WHEN: Every Tuesday, arrive by 6:30 pm, and submit a speakers card.
WHERE: Community Services Building, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond CA. Speakers will have two minutes to address the City Council.
Please contact us with questions and ideas, as well as to request additional information:
Phone: (510) 677-2601
Email: info@coalitiontosavepointmolate.org.
Thank you to all the folks who have signed our petition and joined our efforts. We have now collected more than 1,200 signatures for our petition!!
If you haven’t yet signed on, please click on the link to sign the petition online. You can also join our “Action Alert” email list by entering your email at the top of the right side bar.
We would greatly appreciate your support! If you are interested in circulating matierials and/or a petition to oppose the casino deal, we are happy to provide you with copies, please contact us.
You can do your part by joining us, as well as directing your friends and neighbors to to this site.
From 10/15 SF Chronicle:
A Bad Bet
“Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has helped bring an expansion of casino gambling to the state during his tenure, is finally drawing the line. He has joined the chorus in opposing a plan for Las Vegas-style gambling at Point Molate in Richmond.”
“…California, with some 60 casino-sponsoring tribes, has more than enough…As it is, the proliferation of large-scale casino gaming in California has far exceeded the contours of the measure that was sold to voters when they passed Proposition 1A in 2000.”
Read the full article HERE.
Breaking news:
The Governor’s office has released a letter written to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the City of Richmond staunchly opposing the Point Molate casino project and the Draft EIR/EIS. This is a very positive development in support of our efforts!
Some highlights include:
“The Governor’s Office urges the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Secretary of the Interior to exercise its discretion to reject the Guidiville trust application, and all other similar acquisitions. Land acquisitions that would allow Indian gaming in urban areas are contrary to the intent of the voters of the State and the State’s policies.”
Read the full letter HERE.
Thank you to all of those who attended the September 17th Hearing! Opposition to the project was in full force with residents addressing the negative impacts on traffic, the environment and crime.
Read Katherine Tam’s article in the CC Times HERE.
Couldn’t attend? The deadline for submitting public comment has been extended to September 30th! Please submit comments to:
Lina Velasco
Senior Planner
City of Richmond Planning Division
450 Civic Center Plaza
PO Box 4046
Richmond, CA 94804
Please include your name, return address, and the caption “Draft EIS/R Comments, Proposed Point Molate Fee to Trust/Resort and Casino Project” on the first page of your written comments.
You can also email your comments to lina_velasco@ci.richmond.ca.us.
For additional information, call (510) 677-2601 or send e-mail to info@coalitiontosavepointmolate.org.
