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This section contains all editorial, commentary, opinion and letters-
to-the-editor from our local papers and other national papers that
have included Santa Ynez Valley issues.
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Tribal Land Acquisition & Expansion.
Sacramento Bee - March 11, 2007
"Road Plan Roils Idyllic Valley"
KCOY Channel 12 - February 9, 2007
"Preservation Groups Try to Stop Potential Expansion of Chumash Casino"
Seattle Times - December 7, 2006
"State Supreme Court Finds Tribal Corporations Immune from Lawsuits"
Santa Barbara News-Press – December 1, 2006
“Chumash Critics Grasping at Straws”
Santa Barbara News-Press - November 28, 2006
"Solvang, A Danish Tribute"
Santa Barbara News-Press – November 22, 2006
“Chumash Deserve a Hearty Thank You”
Santa Barbara News-Press – November 26, 2006
“Lack of Facts, Bitter Tone”
Santa Barbara News-Press - November 21, 2006
Chumash to Buy Solvang's Largest Hotel
Santa Ynez Valley News
"Land-use Changes Deserve Better Hearings"
Los Angeles Times - November 26, 2006
"Battle Over a Casino Plan Divides Gabrielino Indians"
The Seattle Times
"Quileutes block beach access
in push for more tribal land"
"Tribal Fee to Trust Steeped in Fraud"
The Desert Sun - November 9, 2006
Candidates Who Received Tribal Money Fared Well
Santa Ynez Valley Journal - October 19, 2006
Years in the Making
Montecito Journal - October 12, 2006
Protecting Community Plans
Santa Ynez Valley Journal - September 21, 2006
Keep it Rural!
Santa Ynez Valley News - September 21, 2006
The Golden Calf of Casino Dollars
Santa Ynez Valley Journal - August 24, 2006
Money Envy?
LA Daily News
GOP lawmakers demand session
on casino slot pacts
Los Angeles Times - August 22, 2006
Casino Tribes Try to Keep Entire Pot
The Sacramento Bee - August 16, 2006
Are These Governments?
Santa Ynez Valley News - August 16, 2006
"As VPAC crumbles, Valley Plan to be debated"
Santa Ynez Valley News - July 20, 2006
"Is 'Indian Country' a Country Divided?"
Santa Barbara News Press
Op/Ed & Commentary - April 16, 2006
"Tribal Sovereignity isn't the issue; it is the abuse of it"
Santa Barbara News Press - April 13, 2006
"Mixed-use Project Nixed for Santa Ynez"
Santa Barbara News Press
Op/Ed & Commentary - March 26, 2006
"This Community Has Rights, too"
Santa Ynez Valley News - March 21, 2006
"Chumash retain two big-named lawyers"
Santa Barbara News Press - March 18, 2006
"Big Legal Guns Hired by Chumash, Foes in Annexation Fight"
Santa Barbara News Press - March 17, 2006
"Groups File Complaint Against Land Annexation"
Santa Ynez Valley News
Op/Ed & Commentary - March 16, 2006
"Tribal Government 101"
Santa Ynez Valley News
Op/Ed & Commentary - March 9, 2006
"Speaking Up for Rights in Tribal Land Deal"
Santa Ynez Valley News
Op/Ed & Commentary - March 2, 2006
"The Facts on Tribal Land Development"
Santa Barbara News Press - February 24, 2006
"Former Federal Official to Help Valley Citizens Group"
Santa Ynez Valley News - February 23, 2006
"Groups retain former solicitor general"
Santa Barbara News Press - February 22, 2006
"Chumash Land Action Puzzling"
a response to
Santa Barbara News Press - February 19, 2006
TRAVIS ARMSTRONG: "Chumash get a deserved victory"
Santa Barbara News Press - February 18, 2006
"Valley Groups Hire Ex-Solicitor General"
Santa Ynez Valley News - February 13, 2006
"Annexation appeal gets denied"
Santa Barbara News Press - February 10, 2006
"Groups Lose Appeal of Tribe's Expansion"
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - February 15, 2001
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