For decades, the future of Point Molate north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge has been up in the air. The idyllic stretch of Bay Area shoreline had been the site of a Navy fueling site, faced proposed development as a casino, and nearly saw the construction of 1,450 luxury housing units as conservationists and developers battled over its future.

But on Tuesday, Point Molate’s future became clear for the first time in almost three decades as the East Bay Regional Parks District purchased 83 acres of shoreline from the Guidiville Rancheria of California for $40 million, with the goal of making it the agency’s newest regional park and ensuring the property will be preserved for future generations.

“It’s really our dual mission of preserving a rich heritage of natural and cultural resource

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