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JIV digs hole-Otay Water installs wet tap The JIV has dug the hole and Otay Water installed a wet tap for a 12" water pipe. 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. Otay did the work without an encroachment permit. Caltrans did not survey the area prior to the Otay work. The JIV hired an their own survey firm.
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Casino opponents keep close eye on reservation
JAMUL - When the earthmovers start up, so do the cameras on a nearby hillside.
Neighbors of the Jamul Indian Village, a 6-acre reservation 20 miles from downtown San Diego, have been waging a 15-year battle over a proposed tribal casino. Whenever anything changes on the reservation, casino opponents chronicle it and report to anyone they think can of - government officials, reporters, even casino investors - all in an effort to block the casino.
Neighbors worry about traffic, crime and other problems they envision from a casino in the midst of their semirural community, where horse ranches mix with large houses.
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Casino tribes slow on Indian causes
Almost any trip to the mailbox reveals just how wrong is the current perception that because of proliferating casinos, most American Indians have now become wealthy. Mailed appeals arrive daily throughout California from charities like the American Indian Education Foundation, the Sioux National Relief Fund, the St. Labre Indian School and scores of other charities aiming to help Native Americans across the nation. Some of those appeals come from questionable groups, but most are legitimate, with the bulk of the money they collect going toward the causes they're set up to help.
Gaming bills blocked; senator tells panel move is a mistake
San Diego Union Tribune
SACRAMENTO - A pair of high-profile gambling measures that sought to expand Indian casinos while outlawing electronic bingo machines for charities were blocked by an Assembly committee yesterday. One of the bills, SB 1201, would authorize more than 60 tribes that signed gambling agreements, or compacts, in 1999 to operate up to 2,000 slot machines each. Those deals included a statewide cap that left many tribes, including Rincon and San Pasqual of San Diego County, with fewer than 2,000 slots.
The Desert Sun
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