Council Rejects Tribe’s Plea for Casino Site
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The City Council has voted against a landless Native American tribe’s plans for turning a sprawling parking lot outside Oakland International Airport into a casino resort.
The council, with five members opposed, made its decision Tuesday despite the Lower Lake Rancheria-Koi Nation’s pledge to the city of $30 million a year for 20 years.
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