Soboba tribe, sheriff reach agreement
Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff, left, and Robert Salgado, chairman of the Soboba Tribal Council, raise their glasses for a toast Monday. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Soboba Tribal Council Chairman Robert Salgado, left, and Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff sign the federal mediation agreement. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Officials, including Soboba Tribal Council Chairman Robert Salgado, center, at Monday’s mediation meeting. Confrontations with sheriff’s deputies in May left three people dead on the Soboba Indian Reservation, escalating tensions between the tribe and the Sheriff’s Department. Before Monday’s agreement, Salgado had often said his tribe was “at war” with the Sheriff’s Department. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Riverside County Sheriff Stanley Sniff talks with members of the media after signing the mediation agreement. The agreement calls for better communication and planning between the Soboba tribe and deputies, including identifying specific points of contact during emergencies and establishing a reverse 911 system for reservation residents. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
