Bill Introduced to Scrutinize Casino
A tribe that vowed to stay out of gambling but then turned around and proposed a casino could face a tough approval process if legislation introduced Thursday by a pair of California lawmakers wins approval.
The measure by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) would give federal authorities and Sonoma County foes more scrutiny of a gambling resort planned by the Coast Miwok on a 2,000-acre swath on the northern edge of San Francisco Bay.
Woolsey said the bill wouldn’t stop the casino but would allow “a more thorough review.”
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