Stand Up for California! is a statewide organization with a focus on gambling issues including tribal gaming, card clubs, horse racing, charitable gaming and the state lottery.

*ALERT* RURAL COUNTIES:  Oppose SB 170 - read California State Association of Counties letter.  SB 170 would provide Native American tribes or tribal groups with the authority to seek immediate cancellation of a Williamson Act contract by qualifying the proposed siting of a
myriad of new uses on Williamson Act land as in the public interest. In order to disallow the
immediate cancellation, the bill would require the affected Board of Supervisors to rebut the
presumption that the cancellation is in the public interest.
ADDITIONAL LETTERS ON ENTERPRISE Off Reservation Casino: A two-part determination process provides citizens, tribes, state agencies and local government a voice in the approval process.
 
       United Auburn Indian Community Oppose Concurrance: For multiple reasons, Auburn opposes the land-into-trust application sumbitted by enterprise.  In brief, Auburn believes that the development and operation of a gaming facility on the Yuba County Lands would be environmentally, socially, and economically detrimental to Auburn as a neighboring Tribe, as well as to the greater community in and around the Yuba County Lands.
 
       Citizens for a Better Way Oppose Concurrance: Is the intention of Supervisors and   staff to present unbiased information to the BIA in the letter responding to your letter of January 16, 2009 (BIA- Dale Morris) or, rather is the letter intentionally biased to conform with obligations to the MOU?
 
       County of Yuba's final letter: The MOU between the applicant and Yuba County, as well as requirements contained in the EIS will mitigate identified impacts so that the placement of the 40 acres into trust and development of the casino will not have a detrimental impact on Yuba County. However, if agreed upon mitigation measures identified in the MOU or in the EIS are not implemented locating a gaming establishment on newly acquired land will have a detrimental impact on Yuba County.
 
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Alert and Action:  S.338 passed the Senate.  Please send letters of support to assist passage in the House. S. 338  by US Senator Feinstein:  Requires a two-part determination for the expansion of the gaming facility or scope of gaming at Casino San Pablo operated by the Lytton Band.  Provides greater scrunity by the public and local government. Restores the management of the size and scope of gaming to the State of California.  THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE SENT LETTERS!
 
 
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LINKS and Legislation

State Legislation:
 
HR 9: Price - Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the week of March 1 to March 7, 2009, inclusive, be recognized as National Problem Gambling Awareness Week and the agencies and organizations described above be commended for their concerted effort to raise public awareness of problem gambling; and be it further  
SB 126: Cedillo - Legislation is also needed to clarify that existing law requires that all charitable bingo must be played using a tangible card and that the only permissible electronic devices to be used by charitable bingo players are card-minding devices.  
AB 293: Mendoza - (not sure of the intent of this bill)So far, addresses definitions etc.  This is a wait and see.
SB 170:  Florez - Williamson Act Contracts: Cancellation -OPPOSE-Set for Hearing April 1, 2009
SB  357: Ducheny -Proposes to extend the sunset date of the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund (SDF) Grant Program, for grants to local jurisdictions to mitigate the impacts of tribal casinos, until January 1, 2020. Only 21 tribes pay into this fund - all have 1999 tribal state compacts. 1999 Compacts have failed the state both financially and socially. 
 
Federal Legislation:
 
S. 338 US Senator Feinstein:  Requires a two-part determination for the expansion of the gaming facility or scope of gaming at Casino San Pablo operated by the Lytton Band.  Provides greater scrunity by the public and local government. Restores the management of the size and scope of gaming to the State of California. PLEASE SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT.
 
 
 
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