Comments on: County unanimous in support for casino

By: TaNeka

TaNeka — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:54:55 +0000

I am a member of the Guidiville band of pomo Indians, as a member I have been watching the progress and persistence of our tribe. I for one am proud in not only what we plan on doing for our tribe but also what we plan on contributing to the community. More information on the tribe and it’s history with point molate go to pointmolateresort.com

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:54 +0000

The quote included toward the end of the article from Sup. Bonilla leaves out a vital word…Bonilla talked about the “potential” jobs, i.e. “to stand in the way of so many potential jobs…” The reality is that the developer’s claim of creating as many as 17,000 is pure fiction. None of the studies that have been done (or submitted by Upstream) include any evidence or independent justification for their claims. They literally picked base numbers out of no where to then analyze and come up with their projection. Jim Levine’s original predictions back in 2005 (which can easily be verified in press articles from the time) claimed up to only 6,500 jobs…why no one from the press ever tries to verify such claims is extremely disappointing.

By: Phoebe Fronistas

Phoebe Fronistas — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:22:32 +0000

Dear Ms. Baker,

This story was primarily about the Board’s vote. The quote at the end was simply the reaction from the tribe.

We report more thoroughly on the tribe’s land and history in three other stories. We also spend more time on the opposition viewpoints in 2 other stories, all in our Changing City section.

We have not finished covering this issue. And we are dedicated to accurate coverage.

Btw, we don’t know about a county report documenting a lack of ancestral ties; please let us know more about this.

Thanks for writing,

Phoebe Fronistas

By: Laura Baker

Laura Baker — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:36:18 +0000

The statement by tribal CEO Michael Derry that implies that the Guidiville Band has not had land in 160 years is extremely misleading. The Band applied to the federal government and was awarded land in Mendocino County. Unfortunately, the reporter let stand that false impression. Either the reporter didn’t read the County report that documented the lack of ancestral ties of the band to Pt. Molate and that also included the information about its current holdings near Ukiah, or she bought the erroneous information that is currently being peddled. Another case of lemmingthink.

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