{"id":3135,"date":"2024-08-22T19:55:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2024-09-05T13:41:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-05T13:41:19","slug":"california-gov-gavin-newsom-opposes-koi-nation-scotts-valley-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/california-gov-gavin-newsom-opposes-koi-nation-scotts-valley-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"California Gov. Gavin Newsom Opposes Koi Nation, Scotts Valley Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

California\u2019s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has written to the federal government to voice opposition to two tribal casino projects in the heart of the state\u2019s wine country, which he claims \u201cstretch the \u2018restored lands\u2019 exception beyond its legal limits.\u201d<\/p>\n

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California Governor Gavin Newsom, above, won\u2019t have the final say on whether the two tribes get to build their casinos, but the Department of the Interior will take his opinion on board when it makes its decision. (Image: NBC<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a letter to US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland this week, Newsom argued that the casinos, proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians for Solano County and the Koi Nation<\/a> for Sonoma County, are \u201cproceeding in a manner that would sidestep the State [and] ignore the concerns of tribal governments and other local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scotts Valley Band has been seeking approval for its proposed $700 million casino resort near Vallejo since 2016<\/a>. Meanwhile, the Koi Nation announced its plans for a $600 million project near Windsor in September 2021.<\/p>\n

Controversial Projects<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Both tribes have applied to the Department of the Interior (DOI) to have the land earmarked for the casinos taken into trust. This is the process by which the federal government partially removes land from the jurisdiction of the state and converts it to sovereign land, a prerequisite for tribal gaming.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, while the DOI may consider Newsom\u2019s stance on the applications, the governor will have no final say in the decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both projects are controversial because they are opposed by some local residents<\/a>, as well as by other tribes in the region. Casino opponents have accused the tribes of \u201creservation shopping,\u201d suggesting they have\u00a0sought land far from their original reservations to maximize future casino profits.<\/p>\n

Some Native Americans find the term offensive and believe it fundamentally misunderstands the nature of tribal reservations.<\/p>\n

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The DOI must decide whether the tribes can claim ancestral ties to the land. Both argue they have historical ties, but other tribes in the region have countered these assertions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Koi Nation\u2019s links to the land have been disputed by the\u00a0Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which owns and operates the Graton Resort & Casino in Rohnert Park, about 11 air miles from the proposed site.<\/p>\n

\u2018Land Appropriation\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Cache Creek Casino operator the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, the Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and local government officials held a press conference in West Sacramento calling for the DOI to reject the Scotts Valley casino project.<\/p>\n

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The accompanying news release describes the Scotts Valley land as \u201cPatwin ancestral territory.\u201d Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation tribal chief Anthony Roberts has previously said the \u201cScotts Valley proposal to appropriate Patwin lands\u201d is one that \u201ccannot withstand even minimal scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Neither the Koi Nation nor the Scotts Valley Band already owns a casino.<\/p>\n

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California\u2019s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has written to the federal government to voice opposition to two tribal casino projects in the heart of the state\u2019s wine country, which he claims \u201cstretch the \u2018restored lands\u2019 exception beyond its legal limits.\u201d California Governor Gavin Newsom, above, won\u2019t have the final say on whether the two tribes get…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3135"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3138,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3135\/revisions\/3138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/restaurace-pohoda.eu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}