Some members of the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California are trying to convince their tribe to open a casino closer to home.
The tribe has proposed a casino in Richmond, about 100 miles from tribal headquarters. Former chairman Les Miller says that's too far from the tribe's homeland.
“We are not from Richmond,” Miller said at a rally on Friday, The Lake County News reported. “We will not move to Richmond.”
Miller is circulating a petition that urges the tribe to buy the shuttered Konocti Harbor
Resort and Spa and turn it into a casino.
Get the Story:Rally for support: Scotts Valley Pomo tribe wants casino at Konocti Harbor (The Lake County Record Bee 2/20)
Scotts Valley tribe gathers signatures at community rally (The Lake County News 2/19)