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On-Li ne Cla sses: County for Richmond Urges Wear Mask, Youth Di stancing , Wash H ands By Mar garet B row ne , former By Car ol Teltsch ick , Biology , P hysics and Chem istry former Richmond Planning teacher at Kennedy High School Co mmis sioner Two successful Richmond As the C OVID -19 pandemic surges on, West Coac hes have be en pleading with the City to provide Coun ty Sup ervisor Jo hn Gioia urges everyone to wear more playing fields. They say

a mask, to Photo by Jack Scheinman Richmo nd kid s de serve playing fields and access to maintain soc ial distance and to parks and ope n space. Thirty-one year was h hands. Racial and Climate Justice Supe rvisor The West Richmond resident Toney John Gioia Contra Costa Wright believes this and has for Point Molate Unified School District is made it his life’s work. keeping schools shut until By Courtney Cummings , Richmond resident, Native American (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) In the m idst of the they are safe to reopen. COVID-19 pandemic and Activist a nd s teerin g commit tee mem be r of th e Point M ol ate Alliance, and David H elv arg , Dir ector of Blu e Fronti er, an O cean As reported in the economic collapse, the Conser vation group, and steering committee member of the Point Washington Post (Aug. 10, ongoing virus of American Molate Alliance

2020), more than 97,000 U.S. racism, and the climate like many land use decisions, of colo r, were a we alth y children tested positive for emergency, many people are also about institutional white comm unity this last the coronavirus in the last looking at la nd d evelopment racism and environmental unprotect ed natu ral two weeks of July, according choices in a new light. headland on San Francisco justice. to data from the American The fight to Save the East Bay would have long ago Whe n i t com es to racial Academy of Pediatrics and Bay’s Point Molate and keep equity, no one can seriously been set aside as a regional the Children’s Hospital this 413-acre public doubt that if Richmond park and visitor destination. Tone y Wright, Soccer League Director (CONTINUED ON PAGE 9) headland in public hands is, California, a poor community (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4) E

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Richmond More Affordable Housing Needed Mayor Pushes Pricey Housing in Downtown Richmond (continued from page 1) concluded the project was By Michael Gliksohn, former RPA Housing Action Team Chair, very risky for the City - one and Melvin Willis , Richmond City Councilmember and ACCE Melvin Willis, Richmond City that would cost Richmond Outreach Staff member Councilmember taxpayers who would have to Richmond is in sore need network (BART and AC subsidize the project and of more housing and Transit, and close access to possibly bail the project out downtown is where our two freeways) downtown when it failed. Planning staff should be Richmond is already seeing According to Commissioner focusing its housing the kind of projects we want Teltschick, “the developer, development efforts. to encourage. Currently SunCal, will not pay the price The debate over the under construction at Nevin for this bad decision. The City mixed-use development at between 21st and 23rd is of Richmond, through the Pt. Molate and the 1400+ Nevin Homes with close to City’s approval, will be liable, units of housing that are 300 units. In pre- and the families and residents proposed for that far-flung, development is a proposal of Richmond will be on the inaccessible corner of the for 300-400 units at 12th hook to pay for the bad City, has highlighted the lack and Macdonald, with abandoned or underutilized outcomes of this wrong of progress on building more 20-30% of them affordable. Willis: “There is properties with low market decision.” housing where it is needed, Much more needs to be a lack of progress on values - creating a The HATCH Report especially affordable done, and Planning and building more housing significant cost advantage Housing staff should be on site assembly. And Early on, when the City taking the lead. where it is needed, Richmond’s zoning refused to release any financial “Richmond is in Unfortunately, there is especially affordable regulations & permitting study of the project, a group of currently very little capacity housing. ” processes are ready to go residents and organizations sore need of and even less commitment except for finalizing our took up the cause and hired a more housing… of time and money to make Richmond’s Housing Goals.” inclusionary housing world class economics team. that happen. These The presenters, who regulations and fees. A financial report was finally downtown.” shortcomings have been included two local The Study Session done by the well-respected brought to the attention of affordable housing challenged the City Council economists at HATCH, an housing. Other Richmond the Mayor and the City executives, spoke about best and the Mayor to think big, international firm that does neighborhoods already have Council but no action has practices employed by Bay and left them with Eight Asks cost analyses of large the required infrastructure been taken. Area cities with the most that would light a fire under developments. for this housing and that is On April 24, 2018, the success in building affordable Richmond’s affordable housing The HATCH Report found where it should be built. Housing Action Team (HAT) housing. They talked about efforts and demonstrate that the project would likely The Macdonald Avenue of the Richmond Progressive Richmond’s potential and its their commitment. lose the city from $3 million to corridor from Harbor Way Alliance (RPA) conducted a openness to affordable Unfortunately, these Asks $5 million per year once the to the Civic Center is the Study Session at a regularly housing, something not all were never answered and housing development was built. perfect place for intensive scheduled City Council cities welcome. Richmond’s affordable The HATCH findings were housing development. With meeting. It was entitled, Richmond has a good housing production remains based on what it would cost its extensive transportation “Thinking Big About amount of vacant land and anemic. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)

their obligations without Business Times ran a story legally affecting the parent on the Alameda fiasco. company. With the current It reported that SunCal pandemic-linked economic intentionally omitted from crisis, and an uncertain real their presentations the very estate market, this SunCal limited nature of SunCal’s strategy may become commitment to complete relevant to Richmond, any of the public benefits where a subsidiary of SunCal promised. The SunCal, Winehaven Legacy Times reported that the LLC, is the official applicant independent consultants to develop Point Molate. SunCal had a more The Community Plan (pictured spectacular flop closer to “The San Francisco here) is the best alternative to the Mayor/Suncal’s plan. The home. SunCal was granted Business Times ran a Community Plan creates playing exclusive rights to negotiate story on the Alameda fields, recreational open space, for the development of the and habitat protection. Photo by fiasco. It reported that Steve Price. closed Naval Air Base at Alameda Point in the City of SunCal intentionally Alameda. Sound familiar? omitted from their Worst Developer pay a former business company — in New Mexico, Richmond has granted presentations the very partner over $20 million this was Westland SunCal the exclusive right to Hired by City of dollars after failing to pay an Development Co., which limited nature of Richmond negotiate for development of SunCal ’s commitment earlier court settlement for later became Westland the closed Naval Fuel Station (continued from page 1) $50 million. DevCo. The LLCs can file for at Point Molate. to complete any of the Elieff, once worth an bankruptcy or default on , in 2008, during the When it became clear public benefits SunCal Journal estimated $300 million, filed last economic crisis, SunCal that SunCal would not deliver promised. ” declared bankruptcy on 22 for bankruptcy last year. Wall Street Journal: on its promises, Alameda let of its home building projects, According to the “SunCal declared SunCal go. SunCal sued most of them backed by the Albuquerque Journal (2010), Alameda. The judge in that who looked at the SunCal failed Lehman Brothers bank. SunCal, a four billion dollar bankruptcy case ruled for the City of presentations thought According to the Orange corporation, configures its on 22 of its Alameda, and found SunCal’s SunCal’s presentations were Country Register , seven operations nationally so that home building claims of lost profits were misleading. It seems that years later a jury ordered each project is run by a projects. ” speculative, not provable. SunCal never had any SunCal CEO Bruce Elieff to separate limited liability The San Francisco (CONTINUED ON PAGE 3) RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 3

RICHMOND MAYOR PUSHES PRICEY Mayor’s development Richmond residents. HOUSING (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) increases traffic snarls These objections to the “Former Commissioner the city once the project City’s assumptions and Kilbreth was shocked was completed and the conclusions come from at the lack of study projections were based upon numerous sources. selling the condominiums at According to Realtors about the risks. ” a price range from $700,000 around Richmond the to $900,000 per unit. project is unrealistic. residents will likely end up Because of the extremely Toni Hanna, a Realtor subsidizing this luxury high fire danger, the with extensive experience enclave. remoteness of the location, selling homes around Stello objected: “The City and the city’s estimated Richmond, does not think should not be in the business costs of putting in the houses or condos would of taking money from the infrastructure like sewer even sell at those prices. She poor to subsidize the rich. lines ($300 million to $500 observed: “There’s never Nothing about this project million) HATCH concluded been a development on that adds up. Today’s residents of that the city would not see scale at those price points Richmond, with average a profit and in fact would see a 50 year cash flow analysis anywhere in the East Bay, incomes of $55,000 to a steady drain on its general that shows how SunCal’s “The City failed to much less in Richmond, $65,000/year, would end up fund each year. proposed project would provide any market impact our General Fund or much less next to a refinery.” subsidizing thousands of The City Finally make the infrastructure analysis, a basic tool Hanna took issue with residents in this new luxury Releases an Incomplete bond payments. And there used for any large the optimistic forecasts housing enclave who have Financial Report isn’t a real estate market development. ” about how many units could incomes over $250,000.” When the City and analysis that supports the be sold a year, how high the Build Housing Downtown developer finally did release developer’s proposed prices prices could be, and how development. And the City The obvious conclusion a financial report, around or unit sales goals.” much the city might have to refused to release exactly to Richmond City the same time as the City’s The City’s costs for the pay to subsidize the project. how the millions in Councilmembers Melvin recent Draft Environmental project were even worse She also appeared before the Willis, Eduardo Martinez Report to the City Council, infrastructure costs would than feared. Based upon the and to Kilbreth, Stello, the financials were be paid for. City’s financial report, Teltschick and others is for incomplete according to According to the “There ’s never been a people concluded that the the City to focus the housing numerous sources. HATCH report, adding the development on that HATCH Report was very development downtown. It drew a stern response infrastructure cost to the mild in estimating the losses scale at those price According to from former Planning selling price, so buyers pay to the City. points anywhere in the Councilmember Willis, a Commissioner Kilbreth: for it, will increase the price East Bay, much less in staunch affordable income “Amazingly, there still isn’t City’s Financial Projections of the housing to beyond Are Unreliable market range for Richmond. Richmond, much less and mixed income housing The City used unrealistic At $1.25 million per next to a refinery. ” advocate: TCH concluded assumptions in its financial condo, plus adding the The Macdonald Avenue “HA corridor from Harbor Way report, stating that these infrastructure share, a buyer that the city would not City Council and raised the to the Civic Center is the condos would sell at around would likely need about see a profit and in fact issue of the difficulty in perfect place for intensive $1,250,000 each, according $250,000/year income to getting fire insurance in housing development. With would see a steady to multiple sources. qualify for a mortgage. such a high fire zone with its extensive transportation drain on its general The City failed to provide That can cause the entire housing built right next to network (BART and AC fund each year.” any market analysis, a basic project to fail and force the the refinery. Transit, and close access to tool used for any large losses to be paid for by Former Commissioner two freeways) downtown Kilbreth was shocked at the Richmond is already seeing

WORST DEVELOPER closed doors, out of public replace working lack of study about the risks. the kind of projects we want (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2) scrutiny, in violation of state Richmond residents with From his point of view the to encourage. intention to provide detailed law (the Brown Act). Based wealthy outsiders. Planning Commission Or as former Commissioner commitments at Alameda on that settlement, the The likelihood that should not proceed to Carol Teltschick put it: Point. mayor and his supporters Richmond will end up in review this project without “Richmond needs housing If the Alameda story want to deed away the court against SunCal seems the realistic studies. and it needs to be built sounds familiar, it is almost public land of Point Molate high if the past is a predictor. According to the former downtown where transit identical to the claims that to SunCal for luxury Critics and activists say the chair of the city’s Point and infrastructure already the last Point Molate housing. Critics accuse City should keep SunCal Molate Advisory Committee, exist and where affordable developer made against the the mayor of wanting to out of Point Molate. Pam Stello, the Richmond housing can be built.” City of Richmond. The last developer was the casino (QGRUVHGE\5LFKPRQGDQG(DVW%D\/HDGHUV developer Upstream. Upstream sued the city S ierr a Club when the city turned down Gayle McLaughlin, F ormer Ma yor of Richmond the casino project. Upstream Eduar do Martine z, Richmond City also claimed lost profits, Councilmember a claim that a federal judge Melvin W illis, Richmond City C ouncilmember found unreasonable and Jo vank a Beckles, F ormer Richmond City C ouncilmember speculative (for the story Jes se Arr eguín, Ma yor of Berk ele y on the lawsuits against Tom Ba tes, F ormer Ma yor of Berk ele y and Richmond see companion Former S ta te As semblymember 2YHU\HDUVRIÀ JKWLQ J article). Shirle y Dean, F ormer Ma yor of Berk ele y Norman La Force: That case ended up on Cheryl Da vila, Berk ele y City C ouncilmember appeal. Eventually, the City for our parks. Sophie Hahn, Berk ele y City C ouncilmember of Richmond, led by Mayor Led the ef fort to cr eate the McLaughlin Kate Harrison, Berk ele y City C ouncilmember Eastshor e State Park and double the Butt, entered into a secret size of Point Isabel Dog Park settlement with the casino Nick Pilch, Ma yor of Alban y Working to build mor e playing fields Gr eg L yman, Ma yor of El C errit o Norman La Force and developer to take the in Richmond so our youth have safe his wife, Mingli Wang Point Molate land from the Curr ent City C ouncil and places to play 7 F ormer Ma yors of El C errit o public, develop the site and Helped secur e funding for the Dotson Family Marsh 238-acr e to split the profits. Then the Gr een P arty of C ontr a C os ta C ounty expansion of Point Pinole Regional Park (partial lis t) City Council approved the Leading the fight to cr eate an East Bay Regional Park as part secret settlement behind Paid f or b y Norman La F or ce f or EB R egional P ark Boar d 20 20 • FPPC #14262 40 of th-eR CLQoWmKHmFuDniPtyS PDlaLJnQ fo Zr PZoZint/ MD)oRlaUFte H2I&RXUVHRUJ PAGE 4 RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020

Racial and Climate Justice (continued from page 1) LEGAL BATTLE OVER Instead, it was almost MAYOR’S SECRET DEAL sold off for a casino complex until the people voted FOR POINT MOLATE Point Molate Shore overwhelmingly against Photo by David Helvarg Richmond Mayor Tom Butt made a secret deal with the Casino Developers that. Now it’s part of a wider over the future of Point Molate. Renowned environmental lawyer Norman La plan to privatize the city’s shoreline for high-end “Scientists warn the Force has taken on the Mayor in court to stop what some community luxury housing while leaving activists describe as the theft of public lands at Point Molate. SunCal development In 2010 Richmond had turned down the proposed casino development the city center and other will ruin the Point areas with existing and the casino developer sued the City in response. In 2018 Mayor Butt infrastructure and Molate near shore pushed through a settlement of transportation little new eelgrass habitat. ” Photo by David Helvarg that lawsuit in secret. The housing for today’s citizens. settlement provided, basically, the With the costs of City would guarantee approval of a Environmental Impact large development at Point infrastructure for the Report put out by the isolated and undeveloped Molate, and then the City would developer. Still, the city has sell off the public lands at Point land between a bridge and approved $900,000 for a Molate once these development an oil refinery, new Sacramento-based corporate rights were approved. The casino homebuyers at Point Molate law firm to defend the developers and the City would would require incomes of widely challenged impact split the profit. around $250,000 to buy into report. Point Molate is also The secret deal caused an the planned development of the site of a historic 19th uproar. up to 2050 units according century Chinese fish camp, When members of the public found out about the mayor’s secret deal they to the city’s own fiscal partly exposed by coastal turned out in force at the City Council. Some members of the public accused analysis. erosion linked to sea level the City of backroom deals, shady negotiations, corruption as usual, and Richmond’s average rise. mayoral self-dealing. income is $64,000. This When it comes to the The City Council was in turmoil. City Councilmembers Eduardo Martinez huge disparity reflects a climate emergency, bad local and Melvin Willis, appalled at the secret deal, insisted the votes be in public national wealth gap between land use decisions are a but the mayor held the votes in secret anyway. white families and families major driver of the problem. La Force urged the City Council against approving the deal: “Entering into of color including a history Point Molate is home to rare this secret deal deprives Richmond residents of their public property at of economic discrimination California native plants and Point Molate and is illegal. You cannot approve this deal and you cannot take in home loans and banking animals including a California that’s targeted African- grassland watershed to be this vote in secret.” Americans. bulldozed by SunCal. It has After the closed-door approval La Force filed suit on behalf of the Historically Point one of the two highest outraged community members and groups that had been working to create Molate’s beach served as a concentrations of nesting a park and playing fields at Point Molate. “The City place where Black residents Ospreys in the Bay Area, also La Force outlined the many negative effects of the Council was in could escape segregation. the bay’s most pristine mayor’s development plan: it robs Richmond turmoil. City Today, Point Molate Beach eelgrass beds, home to herring residents of the park and the playing fields that have Councilmembers Park continues to be used and striped bass, leopard long been planned for the site; it destroys the best Eduardo Martinez primarily by families of color sharks, bat rays, sea hares, eelgrass and fish habitat in San Francisco Bay; it and Melvin Willis, and more recently parents Dungeness crab, and more. destroys the last watershed and headlands in the appalled at the with children looking for a There are over 600 East Bay. secret deal, safe and natural setting to identified species of plants Furthermore, it will create a traffic nightmare, and insisted the votes take their kids during the and animals at Point Molate because it will be built right next to a refinery in a be in public.” COVID-19 lockdown. that play a vital role in both very high fire zone, the condos will not sell easily and reducing carbon dioxide in the project will lose money every year for the city. Courtney Cummings the atmosphere and The lawsuit charges that the City violated the open meetings law (Brown contributing to human Act) and violated the Planning and Zoning requirements under California health. Protecting nature, law. The City has continued with getting approvals but has put restrictions science has shown, is one of on public input, refusing to consider public input that contradicts the the surest ways to address mayor’s plans to install large-scale housing at Point Molate. climate change as well as In recent developments, the Court declined to issue a Restraining Order to prevent pandemics. stop the City from conducting planning until after the lawsuit is resolved. La The people of Richmond Force believes the Court overlooked important California planning law and have overwhelmingly should have paused the planning process expressed their support for a until the case has been tried. But SunCal, the southern public park at Point Molate La Force says California planning and California developer looking through hearings, testimony, zoning law cannot be bypassed - even if the to buy Point Molate, has protest, survey and petition. City wants to use a settlement of a lawsuit as released plans to locate a A planned ballot measure the excuse to allow improper development. sewage pumping station was derailed by the The trial on the Brown Act violations is where the beach parking lot pandemic lockdown. currently delayed while a technical appeal is is now located! Despite the rush to ink an being resolved over tribal jurisdiction. Fishing on the headland is agreement to sell off Point La Force has a long history of public La Force at another tradition for a multi- Molate before November’s service. Since his graduation from Point Isabel generational community of election, Richmond citizens Georgetown Law School he has devotedly Dog Park Black and Latinx fishermen deserve a chance to speak fought for public parks, for playing fields and and their families, but out against racism and recreation for kids, for protection of habitat so kids and adults can enjoy scientists warn the SunCal environmental destruction nature close to home. His wife, Mingli Wang (a financial analyst at U.C. development will ruin the and for a better future, by Berkeley), says Norman is always trying to do good in the world, and has near shore eelgrass habitat. electing new city council taught their two daughters to be courageous advocates for the public good. Point Molate is also home members including In addition to his legal work La Force has served as Mayor of El Cerrito and is to multiple sacred sites of candidates committed to currently running to represent Richmond on the East Bay Regional Park the Ohlone people. But Saving Point Molate and District Board. today’s Ohlone were not keeping our public lands in consulted in the Draft our well-washed hands. RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 5

Fire Danger in as they see the drivers in Housing Plan front of them scorched or abandoning their cars. (continued from page 1) Sound familiar? refinery next door. People living in Paradise, That would be bad, very California knew there was bad - but that is not the a narrow road in and out. worst of it. The site for the planned high-end housing has only a narrow road in “The City and the and out. Of course that is developer were forced bad. But even that is not the to admit there was a worst of it. serious fire danger. ” This narrow road that people will try to use to escape an oil refinery fire They tried to escape the and explosion squeezes fire and many got stuck in right by the refinery itself. traffic. Many people burned. (Fires at oil

Charles Smith, refineries can burn at co-founder 640 degrees Fahrenheit. Point Molate Richmond Sol soccer players Friends California Dept. of Industrial Relations.) Does the developer know Playing Fields for his time to the kids and the them from becoming cynical about this? Is the southern Richmond Youth community of Richmond. and turned off to Both want kids and adults to participating. California developer that (continued from page 1) the City hired aware of this? get off the couch and go out He says that we must Actually, yes. The City Toney runs a soccer league and play. include our youth in the and the developer had to that he helped transform “We must invest in our planning process, to attract do a study, called an from a relatively small younger generation to let them to the process, to let Environmental Impact parent-run soccer club to a them know that we care, and them know we are thinking Study, and despite doing a formidable soccer league, to teach them to become of them and care for them. very poor job on the study, drawing players from all adults who will in turn care He also has a vision for And wait, that is still not the City and the developer over the East Bay. Toney for others and be active in Richmond. He describes it as actively recruits Richmond their community,” Toney the last affordable place in the worst problem. The were forced to admit that youth to play, to learn to be wrote recently to the City of the greater Bay Area, a place road that people have to there was a serious fire coaches, and to train for Richmond. that can give hope to young take to escape has only danger. More important, one choice to exit the area. management level positions. families that they can have He promotes them and their It empties onto the 580 a home here and raise their talents. “Toney and Diego families here. Part of that Freeway. Yes, that same 580 Diego Garcia believes in would do more for vision is to have places freeway that Richmond this, too. He has devoted the where kids can play and residents frequently find more Richmond kids, best hours of his life to experience nature. completely backed up with but there are not Richmond SOL, a soccer In his letter to the City, stop and go traffic. enough fields for the organization he founded for Toney urged the City to Richmond kids. kids to play on. ” support the Community “This narrow Toney and Diego would Plan for Point Molate road that people do more for more Richmond Toney says he stayed in because it “protects the kids, but there are not Richmond through the watershed as a regional park will try to use to escape enough fields for the kids to period “when it was the with a beautiful recreational an oil refinery fire play on. Toney is a mega poster child for violence” area and sports fields for our and explosion the City and the developer force - spreading hope and and he knows that by residents.” squeezes right by the had to admit there was optimism about Richmond. investing in our kids we Diego has also come out refinery itself. ” really nothing they intended Diego volunteers much of engage them, and prevent in favor of the Community or could do to cure the Plan, urging the City to keep problem. They just figured the public lands for the Thousands of cars will all be they could close their eyes, public, and to create a sports trying to get onto the click their heels three times, complex at Point Molate and clogged freeway entrances and the problem might go playing fields and spaces for to escape a fire - a fire at the away. Richmond youth to play - at very refinery that is next to One other thing. The Point Molate and elsewhere the freeway. asthma rate for people in Richmond. The likelihood is high living next to Chevron Richmond SOL has a that traffic trying to escape refinery is in the 99th mission - to teach kids to the fire will be backed up percentile. (Cal EPA; PI’s sacrifice and work hard for and stuck on this narrow Media Digest: Investigating their dreams; and Richmond road while the freeway is the top-20 carbon polluters, SOL provides a safe and jammed. and former Surgeon supportive place for them to So these few thousand General Vivek Murthy on do that. SOL works to residents facing the fire loneliness as a public health develop leadership skills and danger will rush into their epidemic). teaches a commitment to two or three thousand cars, A second other thing: community service. All they squeeze onto a narrow road, This is not a problem of the need is playing fields - like head toward the refinery past. The fire, explosion and the ones in the Community that is burning, get stalled in gas emissions are an Plan for Point Molate. traffic because the road is ongoing risk of refining oil Diego and Toney both too narrow and the today. U.S. Dept. of Energy, run busy athletic entrances to the freeway are Energy Assurance Daily organizations, and they have backed up. 2013. That is why Chevron something else in common - All the while cars are does not want a housing you can find them any inching their way toward development built next to Saturday out on the field the refinery, toward the fire, its refinery. coaching kids on the fields. PAGE 6 RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020

City Fiscal Analysis Opinions of Point Molate Project Finally Delivered - Inadequate and Proves Risk of Bankruptcy Real By Jeff Kilbreth , former Richmond Planning & Editorial Commissioner We’ve been waiting two years for the City to answer some basic questions about how a Editorial Board: Margaret Browne, Paul Carman, Robert Cheasty, Courtney Cummings, David Helvarg, Andres Soto, Pam Stello, Carol Teltschick, Sally Tobin, Toney Wright, Roberta Wyn Published by Save Our Point Molate and friends large scale development at Point Molate would work financially. Amazingly, there still isn’t a 50 year cash flow analysis that shows how SunCal’s proposed project would MAYOR’S PLANS FOR DEVELOPING impact our General Fund or make the POINT MOLATE RISK ENVIRONMENTAL, infrastructure bond payments. And there isn’t a real estate market analysis that TRAFFIC AND FIRE DISASTERS supports the developer’s proposed prices or As former Planning Commissioners, members of the unit sales goals. General Plan Advisory Committee, Members and Chairs of But the costs of operating a new fire and the Point Molate Advisory Committee and concerned police station and the property tax and sales residents of Richmond we are deeply concerned about the tax assumptions show that people have been findings of the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact right to be worried. We have to hope the City Report for Point Molate (FSEIR). There is so much that Council will look carefully at the risks. worries us, including non-compliance with Richmond’s Fire stations are generally supported by Photo by Pam Stello General Plan, especially the Health Element of which we the taxes on 5,000 homes plus commercial were once so rightly proud. properties. The only way you can afford a Making the health and wellbeing of our community an integral requirement for all new fire and police station for 2,040 high- development plans was a great step forward when we last updated our General Plan and end homes is if you can sell them for $1.25 Richmond was one of the first Bay Area cities to take this step. Other cities followed our lead. million. Maybe the big single family homes Now, instead of being leaders in protecting and fostering healthy communities and will go for that, but families, we are looking at amending our General Plan to accommodate a Southern what makes anyone California developer with no interest in the well-being of our city, and thereby incurring high think a 1,500 sq ft condo financial risk and legal liability for our community. in a location with traffic In approving the SunCal project, Richmond will be giving the green light to three & safety problems, 30% significant impacts that cannot be mitigated, and another that cannot be mitigated without higher taxes, and no the cooperation of Chevron. stores will go for $1.2 • Significant fire danger cannot be mitigated million? • Significant traffic impacts cannot be mitigated Another issue is • Significant greenhouse gas increases cannot be mitigated timing. Selling all of • Waste water mitigation depends upon a cooperative agreement with Chevron (MM those homes over 30 years assumes a 4.4.3 Chevron Cooperative Agreement) development at Point Molate would sell 4 times as many units per year as the high-end These four conditions alone are enough to disqualify the proposed project. If you cannot Waterline project in Point Richmond next to mitigate risk, you are inviting legal liability and all of the financial risk that this entails. Seacliff! This also seems unlikely. SunCal will not pay the price for this bad decision. The City of Richmond, through the There will be around $50 million in one- City’s approval, will be liable, and the families and residents of Richmond will be on the hook time fees that can be used to cover the to pay for the bad outcomes of this wrong decision. General Fund’s operating losses during the It is not a question of IF something will go wrong, but WHEN. first ten years of sales; when we would Our City leaders know that traffic congestion is already out of control and will only operate a police and fire station with fewer worsen, yet they will vote to allow 2000 - 3000 vehicles no egress in the event of an than half the homes paying property taxes. emergency? But even in the best of scenarios, it will take They know that the entire Point Molate site has been categorized a High Fire Risk Zone twenty years for significant benefits to hit by our Fire Marshall. They know what happened in Paradise, California, last year, and that a our General Fund. High Fire Risk Zone means that a dry-season fire is extremely likely, especially if 3000 or more people live on the site. Yet they will vote to approve more than 2000 dwellings with no What if SunCal is Overly Optimistic? emergency egress? But the biggest risk is the project failing to The battle to stop the climate crisis is being waged not only at a national level but by local meet SunCal’s rosey expectations. If demand land use decisions all over America. Richmond needs to help in this battle by smart housing and prices are disappointing and they end up planning downtown, not worsen things by adding sprawl development like the one the City building twenty percent fewer units spread is promoting for Point Molate. Building where the infrastructure and transit exist is the out over 45 years, the forty year losses could direction Richmond should be taking. exceed $100 million. And this doesn’t The traffic, fire and greenhouse risks CANNOT BE MITIGATED. include the possibility that the City might be Planning Commissions and CEQA laws exist to avoid dangerous and irresponsible mistakes liable for missed bond payments. like this. Ethics and responsibility come before all other considerations and concerns. It turns out that affordable and middle- The job of City leaders is to serve the public, not a developer or political alliances. The class housing in our Planned Development safety and wellbeing of our communities and our families are on the line. Areas is a far better deal for our General Alternative D — the Community Plan alternative—which calls for a regional park with Fund than a high-end development in a recreational and educational opportunities, and limited development in the historic remote and dangerous place that requires a Winehaven district is the right plan. The Community Plan is: new fire and police station. • What the communities and families of Richmond want We think the residents of Richmond • What is called for by our General Plan would benefit more from the development of our Downtown, Hilltop and South Shore. City leaders know that. In the long run, a regional park will increase Richmond’s financial Development in these areas will help our stability and desirability. The promise of short-term gains is a false promise, fraught with General Fund from Day One, and provide loss and liability. Supporting the Community Plan (Alternative D in the FSEIR) is the right housing options our people can afford. decision for Richmond to make. Upper middle class housing is fine - but A better future for Richmond is possible – but only if City leaders choose to make it subsidizing it is ridiculous! Let’s say No to possible. the Mayor’s plan to build a new “Mini Tiburon” at Point Molate! RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 7

how important it is to Save Our Point Molate for Andres Soto Living in the Shadows with band our community and for generations to come. When visiting the site, we can envision in our of a Refinery mind’s eye Point Molate’s first inhabitants, the By BK Williams, film maker, community activist Native American Ohlone tribe, with their loving, Richmond has a majority of people of color living respectful relationship to nature living in the shadows of a refinery. harmoniously on the site - fishing, playing, and We live or die in the middle of a pandemic that creating burial mounds on this land that remains has shut down major economies around the globe so sacred to the tribe. resulting in millions losing Later, the site had many other uses including a their jobs. And people on the Chinese shrimp camp, a winery, and during World War II it was used as a Naval Fuel Depot. front lines, the elderly, Black Latino. Mayor Tom Butt is working with Fast forward to 2004, when a major Las Vegas- and brown people, poor people, developer Jim Levine, and Orange County style casino was proposed by the City Council at continue to feel the weight of developer SunCal, to privatize and steal this land the time. the virus more severely than from the People of Richmond for their own Over the course of the 12 years I was in office others. profits. They are ALL EuroAmericans/white as Mayor and as a Councilmember (2005-2017), With everything we people! Sadly, this land theft is being facilitated I was the key Council advocate for rejecting this experience, racism propped by the Mayor’s servants on the City Council, casino. Thanks to years of community pressure up by systemic governmental support throughout Demnlus Johnson, Nat Bates, Ben Choi and Jael and an Advisory Ballot Measure in 2010, we this country, continues to create a burden so Myrick – all men of color! finally stopped this really bad idea that would heavy on its targets, that people have taken to the Worse yet, Mayor Butt wants people of color have harmed our community and the streets, battling once again for the right to “be” who live here now to pay upfront for the environment. The community rallied big-time under the strain of an unjust society that is as infrastructure for a mega-housing development saying NO to a casino at Point Molate. The deadly as any virus. that only wealthy EuroAmericans will be able to advisory ballot measure We can see the efforts of those protesting in afford. Mayor Butt wants to make Pt. Molate McLaughlin opening resulted in 58% of the the streets saying “no more.” None of us are free Marin County West! This is planned racism at its the beach electorate voting against the until we all are free. worst. casino. So why isn’t the design of our city being Butt’s mega-development will destroy Pt. In 2011, the City Council thought out and why doesn’t it reflect the needs Molate as a potential location for a public park to voted to reject the casino, in of the 21st century? Why is Richmond serve ALL the people of Richmond. Currently accordance with the advice perpetuating the walls that divide? Miller-Knox Park, Pt. Pinole Park and other of the voters. That was an Cities can support the health of their residents regional parks are heavily used, especially by amazing victory for us all! A second important in this time and times to come. Public space is Latino families from Richmond’s urban core. victory for us all was when we were able to critical in this effort. Places like Central Park in The Richmond Parks Master Plan indicates successfully (after much community pressure) New York and Golden Gate Park in San Francisco that Richmond is short of municipal park space. reopen Point Molate Beach Park. come to mind as intentional and accessible public East Bay Regional Park District helps augment Today, however, we have some new challenges. spaces that support public need. The mayor of this shortage with shoreline parks and spaces. The current mayor, Tom Butt, historically a London showed the right leadership with his The Richmond Community Plan for Pt. Molate proponent of the casino, made another bad deal bold “London Streetspace” plan, Paris put forth would not only preserve Pt. Molate for park with the former casino developer. This deal led to its “15-Minute City” overhaul, and in April Oakland space, it would also provide opportunities for a new development proposal that will build launched their “Slow Streets” plan. In Reykjavik, historic preservation and non-destructive over a thousand $1.3 million homes at Point planners insist on public housing being built right economic development. Molate. Should this project materialize, it will alongside mansions so kids all go to school together Richmond has a long legacy of racist destroy Point Molate’s ecosystem and be unsafe in all of their districts, and public education dollars exploitation and manipulation. Let us work for future residents given major traffic problems equally benefit all. All of these leaders have one together to end this structural racism and save Pt. in and out of the site, and with Chevron right thing in common: focusing their planning to meet Molate for ALL the people of Richmond. Let us over the ridge. the health needs of their residents. support the Community Plan and send Mayor We need to unite and mobilize against this bad Forward thinking cities and those with justice Butt’s racist exploitation to the dustbin of project, and instead support the Community Plan in mind look to include public spaces in their Richmond’s history. (ptmolatealliance.org) which will create a world- design and infrastructure. While many cities have class public park and keep development confined to create open space, Richmond already has a to the Winehaven District of the site. perfectly beautiful location at our fingertips. If Why We Need to Save Let’s save this treasured Richmond site! And be Richmond leaders want to enhance and build Point Molate sure to come out to visit Point Molate. Experience community through the enjoyment of public it for yourselves and when you are there, listen space, all they need to do is protect and restore By Gayle McLaughlin , former Mayor of Richmond closely: the history of the site whispers Point Molate for all. Point Molate is 422 acres of Point Molate whispers its history in every corner encouragement to all who are willing to listen beautiful public land that could benefit the of the site. This treasured site with its rare ecology, and play a role in the creation of a new visionary masses—instead of catering to those who can scenic grandeur, distinctive wildlife and essential future—one that is worthy of all our past and afford highly developed housing with a wall habitat gives us countless reasons to reflect on continued struggles! around their community that will be paid for by the taxes of those living beyond its reach. We can do better. And to thrive, we must do better.

Point Molate is a Racial Justice Issue! By Andres Soto , Richmond Community Organizer, Communities for a Better Environment Our battle to save Pt. Molate for the people of Richmond is one of the most public examples of racial justice facing Richmond today. Pt. Molate is public land for the public good. It is time to end the European colonizer attitude towards Pt. Molate. Pt. Molate is sacred land to the local Ohlone people. Its history includes Mexican, Chinese, African American and World War II stories that are virtually unknown to Richmond’s current population.

Richmond is 80% people of color, primarily Photo by Tony Brake PAGE 8 Edición Español RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS www.ptmolate.org September 2020 first edition

Point Molate shoreline Photo by Jack Scheinman

de pérdida de ganancias de Alameda Point. Si la historia La ciudad contrata al SunCal eran especulativos y de Alameda suena familiar, no demostrables. es casi idéntica a las El San Francisco Business afirmaciones que hizo el peor empresario para Times publicó una historia último empresario de Point sobre el fiasco de la Alameda. Molate contra la ciudad de Informó que SunCal omitió Richmond. El último Point Molate intencionalmente de sus empresario fue el empresario presentaciones la naturaleza de casinos Upstream. por Sally Tobin, Robert SunCal tiene una historia SunCal puede volverse muy limitada del Upstream demandó a la Cheasty y David Helvarg Según el Wall Street relevante para Richmond, compromiso de SunCal de ciudad cuando la ciudad Una simple búsqueda en Journal, en el 2008, durante donde una subsidiaria de completar cualquiera de los rechazó el proyecto del Google habría advertido a la la última crisis económica, SunCal, Winehaven Legacy beneficios públicos que casino. Upstream también ciudad de Richmond sobre SunCal se declaró en quiebra LLC, es el solicitante oficial SunCal prometió. El Times reclamó lucro cesante, un SunCal, una empresa con en 22 de sus proyectos de para desarrollar Point Molate. informó que los consultores reclamo que un juez federal sede en el sur de California construcción de viviendas, la consideró irrazonable y con reputación llena de mayoría de ellos respaldados Mayor’s Development Plan especulativo (para la historia demandas, proyectos sin por el fallido banco Lehman Will Increase Traffic Snarls sobre las demandas contra terminar, bancarrotas del Brothers. Richmond, vea el artículo capítulo 11 y desprecio por Según el periódico Orange adjunto). Ese caso terminó la seguridad pública. Country Register, siete años en apelación. Finalmente, Nadie esperaba que la después de no pagar un la ciudad de Richmond, ciudad eligiera a SunCal acuerdo judicial anterior por dirigida por el alcalde Butt, como la empresa principal 50 millones de dólares un llegó a un acuerdo secreto para desarrollar Point tribunal ordenó al director con el desarrollador del Molate. Segun testigos, ejecutivo de SunCal, Bruce casino para quitarle al de todos las empresas que Elieff, que pagara a un ex público la tierra de Point hicieron presentaciones al socio comercial más de 20 Molate, desarrollar el sitio y millones de dólares. dividir las ganancias. Elieff, que alguna vez tuvo Luego, el Concejo capital estimado en $ 300 “En el 2008, durante Municipal aprobó el acuerdo millones, se declaró en la última crisis secreto a puertas cerradas, bancarrota el año pasado. SunCal tuvo el fracaso fuera del escrutinio público, económica, SunCal se Según el más espectacular cerca de Albuquerque “Si se tiene en cuenta en violación de la ley estatal declaró en quiebra (2010), SunCal, una casa. SunCal recibió los Journal la historia de SunCal (la Ley Brown). Sobre la base en 22 de sus proyectos corporación de cuatro mil derechos exclusivos para de construcción millones de dólares, arma negociar el desarrollo de la hay alta probabilidad de ese acuerdo, el alcalde y de viviendas. ” sus operaciones a nivel Base Aérea Naval cerrada en de que Richmond sus partidarios quieren nacional para que cada Alameda Point en la Ciudad termine en la corte traspasar el terreno público proyecto sea administrado de Alameda. ¿Suena contra SunCal . de Point Molate a SunCal Ayuntamiento, la de por una compañía de familiar? Richmond ha Los críticos y los para viviendas de lujo. Los SunCal fue la peor, y cuya responsabilidad limitada otorgado a SunCal el activistas dicen que la críticos acusan al alcalde de presentación podría separada (LLC); en Nuevo derecho exclusivo de Ciudad debería querer reemplazar a los a la resumirse en un encogerse México, esta era Westland negociar el desarrollo de la mantener a SunCal clase trabajadora residente de hombros y asegurar que Development Co., que luego estación de combustible fuera de Point Molate. ” en Richmond por gentes de podían construir lo que se convirtió en Westland naval cerrada en Point otras partes y mucho dinero. quisiera la Ciudad. SunCal DevCo. Las LLC pueden Molate. Si se tiene en cuenta la parecía no estar declararse en quiebra o Pero el proyecto Alameda independientes que vieron historia de SunCal hay alta familiarizado con Point incumplir sus obligaciones terminó con SunCal las presentaciones de SunCal probabilidad de que Molate, y buscaron a tientas sin afectar legalmente a la demandando a Alameda pensaban que las Richmond termine en la las respuestas cuando fueron empresa matriz. Con la cuando SunCal fue presentaciones de SunCal corte contra SunCal. interrogados durante su actual crisis económica despedido. El juez de la eran engañosas. Parece que Los críticos y los activistas presentación. A pesar de vinculada a la pandemia corte federal falló a favor de SunCal nunca tuvo la dicen que la Ciudad debería todo eso, la ciudad se fue con y un mercado inmobiliario la ciudad de Alameda y intención de proporcionar mantener a SunCal fuera de SunCal. incierto, esta estrategia de encontró que los reclamos compromisos detallados en Point Molate. 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Los entrenadores de Richmond abogan por campos de juego para los jóvenes de Richmond por Carol Teltschick , Ambos quieren que los ex comisionada de planificación de Richmond niños y los adultos se levanten del sofá y salgan a Dos exitosos jugar. entrenadores de Richmond “Debemos invertir en han estado suplicando a la nuestra generación más ciudad que proporcione más joven para hacerles saber campos de juego. Dicen que que nos preocupamos y los niños de Richmond enseñarles a convertirse en merecen campos de juego y adultos que, a su vez, se acceso a parques y espacios preocuparán por los demás abiertos. y estarán activos en su Toney Wright, quien comunidad”, escribió Toney reside en Richmond por recientemente a la ciudad de Richmond Sol soccer players veinteyun años, cree en esto Richmond. Toney dice que y lo ha convertido en el permaneció en Richmond desvíen de la participación. cuidamos. Diego también se ha trabajo de su vida. Toney durante el período “cuando Dice que debemos incluir También tiene una visión pronunciado a favor del Plan dirige una liga de fútbol que (la ciudad) era símbolo de la a nuestros jóvenes en el para Richmond. Lo describe Comunitario, instando a la ayudó a transformar un club violencia” y sabe que al proceso de planificación, como el último lugar Ciudad a mantener las de fútbol relativamente invertir en nuestros niños, atraerlos al proceso, asequible en el Área de la tierras públicas para el pequeño dirigido por padres los involucramos y evitamos hacerles saber que estamos Bahía, un lugar que puede público y a crear un en una formidable liga de que se vuelvan cínicos y se pensando en ellos y que los dar esperanza a las familias complejo deportivo en Point fútbol, atrayendo a jóvenes de que pueden tener Molate y campos de juego y jugadores de todo el este de un hogar aquí y criar a sus espacios para que jueguen la Bahía. Toney recluta familias aquí. Parte de esa los jóvenes de Richmond, en activamente a jóvenes de visión es tener lugares Point Molate y en otros Richmond para que jueguen, donde los niños puedan lugares de Richmond. aprendan a ser entrenadores jugar y experimentar la Richmond SOL tiene una y se capaciten para puestos naturaleza. misión: enseñar a los niños a de nivel gerencial. Los En su carta a la Ciudad, sacrificarse y trabajar duro promueve a ellos y a sus Toney instó a la Ciudad a por sus sueños; y Richmond talentos. SOL les proporciona un Diego García también lugar seguro y de apoyo para cree en esto. Ha dedicado que lo hagan. las mejores horas de su vida “Toney y Diego SOL trabaja para a Richmond SOL, una harían más por desarrollar habilidades de organización de fútbol que más niños de liderazgo y enseña un fundó para los niños de Richmond, pero no compromiso con el servicio Richmond. hay suficientes comunitario. Todo lo que Toney y Diego harían más necesitan son campos de por más niños de Richmond, campos para que los juego, como los del Plan pero no hay suficientes niños juegen. ” Comunitario de Point campos para que los niños Molate. juegen. Toney es una apoyar el Plan Comunitario Diego y Toney dirigen megafuerza que difunde para Point Molate porque organizaciones atléticas con esperanza y optimismo “protege la cuenca como un mucha actividad y tienen sobre Richmond. Diego parque regional con una algo más en común: puedes ofrece gran parte de su hermosa área recreativa encontrarlos cualquier tiempo como voluntario y campos deportivos para sábado en el campo para los niños y la nuestros residentes”. entrenando a los niños. comunidad de Richmond.

Schools Shut: The West Contra Costa Asian students comprise are making their decisions Control and Prevention Masks Required Unified School District is the majority of Richmond based upon the best science website https://www.cdc.gov/ alarmed and is taking students. The Centers and medicine. They will coronavirus/2019-ncov/ (continued from page 1) precautions to protect for Disease Control (CDC) revise their decisions community/index.html For Association. students, teachers, staff and states: based upon the best medical the latest numbers on the That number represents families. The District, which Hispanic children are advice as this pandemic COVID-19 outbreak, more than a quarter of the includes Richmond schools, approximately eight times proceeds. check the Contra Costa number of children remains closed for live more likely and Black In a related story, the County website, diagnosed nationwide since classes this fall. children five times more Washington Post reported “Coronavirus (COVID-19) March 2020. The School District issued likely to be hospitalized with that the number of Updates and Resources,” The jump in cases comes the following statement: COVID-19 than their white coronavirus cases reported https://www.wccusd.net/ as children are entering The 2020-2021 school peers. in the United States topped coronavirus. close quarters for the first year begins Monday, August According to the CDC, 5,000,000 and is climbing. For testing, if you are time in months as some 17 in a virtual format. Due to while COVID-19 does not The tally has doubled since experiencing symptoms, schools reopen their doors the COVID-19 pandemic, all generally strike children as late June and now accounts call 1-844-421-0804 to to students. Many districts students will begin the year hard as adults, its effects for approximately a quarter set up an appointment are operating remotely to learning online from their have hurt the populations of all cases reported for a confidential screening start the school year, with home or residence. For more of the poorer communities worldwide. by a health professional; some others using a hybrid information and for updates the highest. School For COVID-19 updates, or schedule online by plan that has students come go to the district website, officials are aware of the check the West Contra Costa going to the website, in a few days a week to https://www.wccusd.net/ disproportionate effects on Unified School District site coronavirus.cchealth.org, prevent crowding. Black, Hispanic and poorer communities and and the Centers for Disease and select “Get Tested.” PAGE 10 RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020

Richmond. Actualmente Miller-Knox Park, Pt. Pinole Park y otros parques regionales son muy utilizados, especialmente por familias latinas del núcleo urbano de Richmond. Opinión El Plan Maestro de Parques de Richmond indica que Richmond tiene poco espacio para parques municipales. El Distrito de Parques Regionales del Este de la Bahía ayuda a contrarestar esta escasez con parques y espacios costeros. El plan comunitario de Richmond para Pt. Molate no sólo preservaría Pt. Molate para el y Editorial espacio del parque, también brindaría oportunidades para la preservación histórica y un Consejo Éditorial: Margaret Browne, Paul Carman, Robert Cheasty, Courtney Cummings, David Helvarg, Andres Soto, desarrollo económico no destructivo. Pam Stello, Carol Teltschick, Sally Tobin, Toney Wright, Roberta Wyn Published by Save Our Point Molate and friends Richmond tiene un largo legado de explotación y manipulación racista. Trabajemos juntos para para nuestro Fondo General que un desarrollo de Finalmente fue entregado el acabar con este racismo estructural y salvar a clase media alta en un lugar remoto y peligroso Pt. Molate para TODO el pueblo de Richmond. análisis fiscal de la ciudad del que requiere una nueva estación de policía y Apoyemos el Plan Comunitario y enviemos la bomberos. proyecto Point Molate – Es explotación racista del alcalde Butt al basurero Creemos que los residentes actuales de de la historia de Richmond. inadecuado y demuestra un Richmond se beneficiarían mucho más del riesgo real de quiebra desarrollo de nuestras áreas de desarrollo planificadas existentes en el centro de la ciudad, por Jeff Kilbreth , ex Comisionado de Planificación, Por qué necesitamos salvar Ciudad de Richmond en Hilltop y el South Shore. El desarrollo en estas áreas ayudará a nuestro Fondo General y brindará Hemos estado esperando dos años para que la a Point Molate opciones de vivienda que nuestra gente pueda Ciudad responda algunas preguntas básicas sobre por Gayle McLaughlin , Ex Alcaldesa de Richmond pagar. La vivienda de clase media alta está bien, cómo funcionaría financieramente un desarrollo a ¡pero subsidiarla es ridículo! ¡Digamos no al plan Point Molate susurra su historia en cada rincón gran escala en Point Molate. Sorprendentemente, del alcalde de construir un nuevo Tiburon en del lugar. Este sitio precioso con su ecología rara, todavía no hay aún un análisis del flujo de efectivo Point Molate! grandeza escénica, vida silvestre distintiva y de 50 años que muestre cómo el proyecto hábitat esencial nos da innumerables razones para propuesto de SunCal afectará el Fondo General de reflexionar sobre lo importante que es Salvar Andres Soto la ciudad o cómo se harían los pagos de los bonos with band Nuestro Point Molate para nuestra comunidad y de infraestructura. para las generaciones venideras. Y no existe un análisis del mercado Al visitar el lugar, podemos visualizar en inmobiliario que respalde los precios propuestos nuestra mente a los primeros habitantes de Point por el empresario o los objetivos de ventas de las Molate, la tribu nativa americana Ohlone, con su unidades de vivienda. relación amorosa y respetuosa con la naturaleza, Pero los supuestos de costos e ingresos son lo viviendo armoniosamente en el lugar: pescando, suficientemente claros como para que podamos jugando y creando montículos funerarios en esta verificar que las personas que han estado tierra que sigue siendo muy sagrada para la tribu. preocupadas han tenido razón al estar Más tarde, el lugar tuvo muchos otros usos, preocupadas. incluido un campamento camaronero Chino, una Resulta que la única forma en que puede pagar ¡Pt. Molate es una cuestión bodega, y durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial se una nueva estación de policía y bomberos para usó como depósito de combustible naval. 2,040 casas de clase media alta es si puede de justicia racial! Nos transladamos rápido hasta el año 2004, venderlas todas en 30 años, por un precio por Andres Soto , organizador comunitario de Richmond, cuando el Ayuntamiento propuso un casino al promedio de $ 1,25 millones, un precio que la Comunidades para un mejor medio ambiente estilo de Las Vegas. mayoría de los agentes inmobiliarios encuentran Nuestra batalla para salvar a Pt. Molate para la En el transcurso de los 12 años que estuve en el muy poco probable. . ¿Qué hace que alguien gente de Richmond es uno de los ejemplos más cargo de alcaldesa y de concejal (2005-2017), fui piense que un condominio de 1,500 pies públicos de justicia racial que enfrenta Richmond la principal defensora en el consejo para rechazar cuadrados en un gran edificio de mediana altura en la actualidad. Pt. Molate es tierra pública para este casino. Gracias a años de presión comunitaria en un lugar con problemas de tráfico y seguridad el bien público. Es hora de poner fin a la actitud y a una medida electoral de valdría $ 1.2 millones? colonizadora europea hacia Pt. Molate. votación consultiva en el Y vender todas esas casas supone que un Pt. Molate es tierra sagrada para la gente local 2010, finalmente paramos desarrollo en Point Molate vendería 4 veces más de origen Ohlone. Su historia incluye historias esta realmente mala idea que unidades por año que el proyecto Waterline en mexicanas, chinas, afroamericanas y de la habría perjudicado a nuestra Point Richmond junto a Seacliff, ¡durante 30 años Segunda Guerra Mundial que son prácticamente comunidad y al medio consecutivos! Esto también parece muy poco desconocidas para la población actual de ambiente. La comunidad se probable. Richmond. unió a lo grande diciendo NO Y todavía tiene que encontrar una manera de Richmond está compuesto en 80% de personas a un casino en Point Molate. El voto de consulta cubrir los $ 20 millones en pérdidas del Fondo de color, principalmente latinos. El alcalde Tom popular resultó en un 58% del electorado votando General durante los primeros diez años de Butt está trabajando con el empresario Jim Levine en contra del casino. desarrollo cuando operaríamos una estación de y la empresa SunCal ubicada en del condado de En 2011, el Ayuntamiento siguiendo la policía y bomberos con solo unos pocos cientos de Orange, para privatizar y robar esta tierra de la recomendación de los votantes. votó a favor de casas pagando impuestos a la propiedad. En el gente de Richmond para sus propias ganancias. rechazar el casino.¡Fue una victoria increíble para mejor de los escenarios, se necesitarían más de ¡Todos ellos son gente Blanca/euroamericanos! todos nosotros! veinte años para que los beneficios significativos Lamentablemente, este robo de tierras está siendo Una segunda victoria importante para todos lleguen al Fondo General. facilitado por los servidores del alcalde en el nosotros fue también cuando pudimos reabrir con ¿Qué pasa si SunCal es demasiado optimista? Ayuntamiento, Demnlus Johnson, Nat Bates, Ben éxito (después de mucha presión de la Si se necesitaran 45 años para vender todas las Choi y Jael Myrick, ¡todos hombres de color! comunidad) el parque de la playa de Point Molate. unidades planificadas y los precios fueran Peor aún, el alcalde Butt quiere que las Hoy, sin embargo, tenemos nuevos desafíos. El inferiores a $ 1.25 millones en una tercera parte de personas de color que viven aquí ahora paguen actual alcalde, Tom Butt, históricamente un ellas, el Fondo General de la Ciudad perdería $ 60 por adelantado por la infraestructura de un mega defensor del casino, hizo una negociación mala millones durante los primeros treinta años. Y si la desarrollo de viviendas que sólo los con el antiguo empresario de casinos. Este demanda es menor en un veinte por ciento euroamericanos ricos podrán pagar. El alcalde acuerdo llevó a una nueva propuesta de desarrollo durante 45 años, las pérdidas de treinta años Butt quiere que Pt. Molate sea una versión local que construiría en Pt. Molate más de mil casas superarían los $ 100 millones. Y esto no incluye la del condado Marin! Este es el planeamiento que se venderían por unos $ 1.3 millones cada una. posibilidad de que la Ciudad tenga que cubrir los racista del peor calibre. Si este proyecto se materializa, destruirá el pagos de los bonos atrasados. El megadesarrollo de Butt destruirá a Pt. ecosistema de Point Molate y será inseguro para Entonces resulta que las viviendas asequibles Molate como lugar potencial para un parque los futuros residentes debido a los importantes en el centro de la ciudad son un mejor negocio público para servir a TODA la gente de problemas de tráfico dentro y fuera del lugar, RICHMOND COMMUNITY NEWS · SEPTEMBER 2020 PAGE 11 dado que Chevron está justo al otro lado de la cresta. Necesitamos unirnos y movilizarnos contra este mal proyecto y, en cambio, apoyar el Plan Comunitario (ptmolatealliance.org) que creará un parque público de clase mundial y mantendrá el desarrollo a una parte confinada, el Distrito Winehaven. ¡Salvemos este precioso lugar de Richmond! Y asegúrese usted de visitar Point Molate. Experiméntelo por sí mismo y cuando esté allí, escuche atentamente como la historia del lugar susurra esperanzas a todos los que están dispuestos a escuchar y jugar un papel en la creación de un nuevo futuro visionario, uno que sea digno de todas nuestras luchas pasadas y presentes!

Viviendo en las Sombras de una Refinería por BK Williams, Cineasta, Activista Communitaria Richmond tiene una mayoría de personas de color viviendo a la sombra de una refinería. Vivimos o morimos en medio Se necesitan viviendas de una pandemia que ha cerrado grandes economías en todo el mundo, lo que hace que más asequibles en el centro millones pierdan sus trabajos. Y gente en primera línea, los ancianos, los Afroamericanos, de Richmond la gente de color y los pobres, continúan sintiendo el peso del por Michael Gliksohn, ex presidente del equipo de acción de vivienda de Área de la Bahía con mayor virus más severamente que otros. RPA, y Melvin Willis , concejal de la ciudad de Richmond y miembro del éxito en la construcción de Con todo lo que experimentamos, el racismo personal de extensión de ACCE viviendas asequibles. Hablaron sostenido por el apoyo gubernamental sistémico en Richmond tiene una gran incluso poco inversión de sobre el potencial de todo este país, continúa creando una carga tan necesidad de más viviendas y tiempo y dinero para lograrlo. Richmond y su apertura a pesada sobre sus objetivos, que la gente ha salido a el centro de la ciudad es donde Estas deficiencias se le han viviendas asequibles, algo que las calles, luchando una vez más por el derecho a nuestro personal de señalado al alcalde y al no todas las ciudades desean. “ser” bajo la presión de una sociedad injusta que es planificación debe concentrar Ayuntamiento, pero no han Richmond tiene una buena tan mortal como cualquier virus. sus esfuerzos de desarrollo de tomado ninguna medida. cantidad de terrenos baldíos y Podemos ver los esfuerzos de quienes protestan estas viviendas. El 24 de abril de 2018, el propiedades abandonadas o en las calles diciendo “no más”. Ninguno de nosotros El debate sobre el desarrollo es libre hasta que todos seamos libres. de uso mixto en Pt. Molate y Melvin Willis, Richmond City Councilmember Entonces, ¿por qué no se está pensando en el las más de 1400 unidades de diseño de nuestra ciudad y por qué no refleja las vivienda que se proponen para necesidades del siglo XXI? ¿Por qué Richmond ese rincón remoto e inaccesible perpetúa los muros que dividen? Las ciudades de la ciudad, han destacado la pueden apoyar la salud de sus residentes en este falta de progreso en la momento y en los tiempos venideros. El espacio construcción de más viviendas público es fundamental en este esfuerzo. donde se necesitan, Lugares como Central Park en Nueva York y especialmente viviendas Golden Gate Park en San Francisco viene a la mente asequibles. como intencional y accesible espacios públicos que Otros barrios de Richmond apoyan las necesidades públicas. El alcalde de ya cuentan con la Londres mostró el liderazgo correcto con su audaz infraestructura necesaria para plan “Espacio Urbano de Londres”, París presentó su estas viviendas y es allí donde revisión de “Ciudad de 15 Minutos”, y en abril deberían construirse. Oakland lanzó su plan de “Calle Lenta”. En El corredor de Macdonald subutilizadas con bajos valores Reikiavik, los planificadores insisten en que se Avenue desde Harbor Way “Richmond tiene una de mercado, lo que crea una construyan viviendas públicas junto a mansiones hasta el Civic Center es el lugar gran necesidad de más ventaja de costos significativa para que todos los niños vayan a la escuela juntos en perfecto para el desarrollo viviendas y el centro de la en el montaje del sitio. Y las todos sus distritos, y los dólares para la educación intensivo de viviendas. Con su ciudad es donde nuestro regulaciones de zonificación y benefician a todos por igual. Todos estos líderes extensa red de transporte personal de planificación los procesos de permisos de tienen una cosa en común: enfocar su planificación (BART y Transito AC, y acceso debe concentrar sus Richmond están listos para para satisfacer las necesidades de salud de sus cercano a dos autopistas), el esfuerzos de desarrollo de funcionar, con la excepción de residentes. centro de Richmond ya está estas viviendas. ” Las ciudades con visión de futuro y aquellas que viendo el tipo de proyectos que nuestras reglas y tarifas para piensan en la justicia buscan incluir espacios en su queremos fomentar. El viviendas inclusivas. La Sesión de Estudio desafió diseño e infraestructura. Si bien muchas ciudades projecto Nevin Homes con Equipo de Acción de Vivienda tienen que crear espacio, Richmond ya tiene una cerca de 300 unidades se (HAT) de la Alianza al Concejo Municipal y al ubicación perfectamente hermosa a nuestro alcance. encuentra actualmente en Progresista de Richmond Alcalde a pensar a lo grande, y Si los líderes de Richmond quieren mejorar y construcción en la calle Nevin (RPA) llevó a cabo una Sesión les dejó con ocho preguntas construir comunidad a través del disfrute del espacio entre las calles 21 y 23. En pre- de Estudio en una reunión del que le darían impulso y fuerza público, todo lo que necesitan hacer es proteger y desarrollo hay una propuesta Concejo Municipal a los esfuerzos de viviendas restaurar Point Mólate para todos. Point Mólate para 300-400 unidades en la programada regularmente. Se asequibles de Richmond y tiene 422 acres de hermosos terrenos públicos que calle 12th y Macdonald, con un titulaba “Pensar en grande demostrarían su decisión de podrían beneficiar a las masas, en lugar de atender a 20-30% de ellas asequibles. Se sobre los objetivos de vivienda comprometerse a lograrlo. aquellos que pueden pagar una vivienda altamente necesita hacer mucho más, y el de Richmond”. Los Desafortunadamente, desarrollada con un muro alrededor de su personal de planificación de presentadores, que incluían a estas preguntas nunca fueron comunidad que será pagado con los impuestos de viviendas debería tomar la dos ejecutivos locales de respondidas y la producción aquellos viviendo más allá de su alcance. iniciativa. viviendas asequibles, hablaron de viviendas asequibles de Podemos hacerlo mejor. Y para prosperar, Desafortunadamente, hay sobre las mejores prácticas Richmond sigue siendo debemos hacerlo mejor. hoy muy poca capacidad e empleadas por las ciudades del anémica.

For all of Richmond. Keep Public Lands in Public Hands.                                        

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