Point Molate could become a world-class park, bringing natural resources to Richmond and protecting the Ohlone people’s sacred sites. As great parks always do, it would attract new families and investment to our neighborhoods and remind park-goers of Richmond’s coastal past so it can be a part of Richmond’s present and greater future.

However, Point Molate is threatened with the proposed development of a luxury housing site.

On October 19th, the Richmond City Council voted 4 to 3 instructing the City Attorney to file a brief in the federal appeals court case in support of the Sierra Club and community groups that have sued the city. Please send a letter thanking the four councilmembers who took this courageous action: Gayle McLaughlin, Eduardo Martinez, Claudia Jimenez, and Melvin Willis.

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