Arnold Schwarzenegger.Ĭontra Costa County has no legal jurisdiction over an Indian casino built on tribal land. The Lytton Band in San Pablo, the only tribe with gambling in the Bay Area, withdrew its expansion plans five years ago after it became clear that the Legislature would not approve the compact it had negotiated with then-Gov. Whether the differences in scope, size and location will help the Scotts Valley tribe overcome significant anti-gaming political sentiment is an open question. Scotts Valley wants to build a 2,000-slot casino - the size of typical large Nevada casinos - while Guidiville sought approval for two hotels and a 122,000-square-foot conference center in addition to gambling. Unlike Guidiville, the Scotts Valley project needs no local approvals and in 2006 secured a $330 million municipal services agreement with Richmond for water, roads and other services. Guidiville sought to build on the former 422-acre Point Molate Navy Fuel Depot site, which is city-owned land within city limits along the shoreline. The Scotts Valley casino is proposed for 30 acres of unincorporated, industrial and privately owned property at Parr Boulevard on the Richmond Parkway.Measure U, the Indian gaming advisory question in November, was a vote of all Richmond residents and not that of voters in the unincorporated area.(What happened at Point Molate) doesn’t affect us at all.” “We are going through a separate (federal) process. “We are a separate tribe,” said Crista Ray, vice chairwoman of the Scotts Valley tribe.
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