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JIV digs hole very close to edge of 94 The JiV has dug a hole and shored it up with poles. See photo. Please be careful while driving Highway 94 as the hole seems to be the beginning of a tunnel to access the 16" Otay water pipe under the highway.
Caltrans has stated the tribe is required to submit an encroachment permit and environmental documents to access the pipe. The tribe has not provided an encroachment application or environmental study to Caltrans. |
| What does this mean for drivers?
Again, please be careful. If you see digging or drilling anywhere near the highway, please call the Caltrans offices and if during non-business hours, the CHP.
Phone Numbers
Caltrans - Main# (619) 688-6699
email for non-emergency (fill out form)
CHP - 911 for Emergencies
El Cajon Main - (619) 401-2000
Border Comm Center - (858) 637-3800
San Diego Sheriff - 911 for Emergencies
Comm Center - (858) 565-5200
Lemon Grove - (619) 337-2000 |
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Recent Articles
Federal gaming agency raises concerns with Soboba Band
The federal agency that regulates Indian casinos warned the Soboba tribe recently that it could be forced to close its casino if violence on the reservation endangers people there. Phil Hogen, chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, confirmed Friday that he and his staff have been talking to the Soboba Band of Luiseņo Indians in the wake of two law enforcement shootouts on the reservation that left three tribal members dead. "We said, 'Hey, we've heard there's been some violence there in the vicinity of the gaming facility,' " Hogen said in a telephone interview. "If it looks like it's going to put life and limb at risk ... closure of the facility might be necessary."
Anti-casino group sues federal government
Press Democrat
A Rohnert Park group has filed suit against the federal government, challenging its ability to take into trust land for a proposed Indian casino. The suit was filed by Stop the Casino 101 and contends the Department of Interior violated the U.S. Constitution when it took into trust 254 acres of land for the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. "The federal government is powerless to create a new state or sovereign nation within an existing state without the consent of the state," said Stephan Volker, the Oakland attorney who filed the suit. |
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