VALLEJO – The U. S. Department of the Interior approved a controversial casino and tribal housing project in North Vallejo last week that was proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians nearly a decade ago.
The Interior Department approved the project in a letter on Friday. Bureau of Indian Affairs Environmental Protection Specialist Chad Broussard told the Vallejo Sun that an official announcement will be made on Wednesday.
The 160-acre site is at the northeast intersection of Highway 80 and Route 37. It would include an eight-story casino to be open 24 hours a day, restaurants, bars, a ballroom for events, 24 houses and a tribal administration building…