No Toxic Housing on Zeneca Contamination Site!

For over 100 years, the shoreline of Richmond, California between what is now Marina Bay (the housing development adjacent to the Richmond Marina) and CostCo off Central Avenue, has been heavily polluted. The major part of that land, currently owned by Cherokee Investment Partners and the University of California, was an AstraZeneca chemical facility. This facility produced sulfuric acid, pesticides, and herbicides, and ran tests on uranium. As a result of 100 years of operation, the land underneath the facility has been described as some of the most toxic in California.



for more info and background on issue:

http://www.soula.org/-/zt/

http://www.aikidoofberkeley.com/neighborhood

http://www.richmondprogressivealliance.net/3_shoreline_condo.htm

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/31/MNG0B8H7TB1.DTL

http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=11-09-04&storyID=20044

http://www.mindfully.org/Pesticide/2004/Toxic-High-Rises31aug04.htm

http://www.dailycal.org/particle.php?id=