Despite A Coal Ban In Oakland, Developer Leverages Proposed Facility Against City

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

OAKLAND (KPIX) — Five years ago, the Oakland city council banned the storage and handling of coal in the city. Despite that stand, the developer behind a proposed coal terminal on former Oakland Army Base land has not given up.

Two lawsuits and a bankruptcy later, that developer has teamed up with a new partner who is giving the city an ultimatum.

“They could ship coal tomorrow and they can ship it for the next 66 years,” said consultant Greg McConnell. He is the front man for Vikas Tandon, a financier with JMB Capital Partners who has taken over plans for the proposed coal terminal next to the Port of Oakland.

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