Willie Brown Hired to Promote Casino
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Willie Brown is lobbying to bring an Indian casino to this desert city.
The former Assembly speaker and San Francisco mayor was hired by the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeo Indians of San Diego County and Detroit-based developer BarWest to push for a gambling hall in the town between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
BarWest said the former Democratic power broker can open important doors in Sacramento.
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