State land stewards and city officials say proposed pickleball club doesn’t connect to Richmond’s waterfront or benefit the general public.
It’s been decades since Ford’s historic Richmond Tank Depot closed up shop in 1956. These days, what was once the largest assembly plant on the West Coast now hosts myriad art installations, beer festivals, corporate events, lavish weddings and other “pop-up” community affairs right off the city’s industrial shoreline.
An area of the Craneway Pavilion is set up as a dining hall in Richmond, Calif., on Thursday, May 5, 2016. The venue has become a popular location for music, conferences and other events. National Guard troops set up beds at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, Cailf., on Thursday, April 2, 2020. The 45,000-square foot pavilion is being converted into a 250-bed medical ward for COVID-19 patients who are sick but don't need to be in intensive care.
Now, the developers behind the pickleball plans are pushing back, asking regulators to explain why a pickleball club at Craneway Pavilion would be considered less connected to Richmond’s waterfront than other private, paid and invite-only events. Was this a legitimate move by regulators, or backlash against the rapidly growing but often controversial sport of pickleball?
The Craneway Pavilion is seen from this drone view along Harbor Way South in Richmond, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022.
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