Briefing Book
Santa Ynez Valley Coalition Mission Statement and Background | Tab 1 – Pitch Book |
Brief History of Camp 4 | Brief History of Camp 4 |
Chronology of Fee to Trust | Chronology Document |
Former Chumash Chairman Armenta’s quote on fee-to-trust in the Santa Ynez Valley | Tab 7 – Armenta.pdf |
2012 Pepperdine Law Review Article, Extreme Rubber-Stamping: The Fee to Trust Process of the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934 | Pepperdine Law Review Article Waples |
9/22/17 – Letter to Leader McCarthy regarding H.R. 1491 | SYV Letter to McCarthy |
9/22/17 – Letter to Leader Pelosi regarding H.R. 1491 | SYV Letter to Pelosi |
8/18/17 – Letter to Rep. Carbajal regarding H.R. 1491 | August 2017 Letter to Carbajal |
7/21/17 – Letter to Acting Asst. Secretary Cason regarding Camp 4 | July 2017 SYV Letter to Cason |
6/30/17 – Letter to Rep. Carbajal regarding Camp 4 | June 2017 Letter to Carbajal |
4/13/17 – Letter to Chairman Bishop regarding previous Administration’s last minute approval of Camp 4 fee-to-trust application. | April 2017 SYV Letter to Bishop |
3/2/17 – Letter to Secretary Zinke regarding previous Administration’s last minute approval of Camp 4 fee-to-trust application. | March 2017 SYV Letter to Zinke |
8/28/17 – Patchak V. Zinke Stresses Need For Separation Of Powers, Law 360 | Marino Patchak Article |
10/17/17 – Looking Into the Future of Tribal Lands, Lompoc Record | October 2017 – Sobell Op-ed |
8/25/17 – Chumash Acting in Bad Faith, Santa Maria Times | August 2017 Krauch Op-ed |
6/25/17 – Chumash Make Another Run at Tax Relief, Santa Barbara News-Press | June 2017 Brady Op-ed |
1/15/17 – An Open Letter to Chumash: Let’s Build Our Future Together, Santa Barbara News-Press | January 2017 – Open Letter to Chumash |
11/28/2016 – Fee to Trust is a Bust, Santa Barbara Independent | Nov. 2016 – Mosteller Op-ed |
11/22/16 – Why is Jeff Denham interfering in a Santa Barbara County dispute with casino tribe? – Modesto Bee | November 2016 Jackson Op-ed in Modesto Bee |
11/15/2016 – Congress Shouldn’t Use Lame Duck Session to Address Local Issue, The Hill | Nov 2016 Jackson Op-Ed |
11/1/2016 – Taxpayers Giving Tribe a Free Ride, Santa Maria Times | Nov. 2016 Brady Op-ed |
9/25/2016 – Let Local Leaders to Their Job, Santa Barbara News-Press | September 2016 Jackson Op-ed |
10/3/2017 – Santa Ynez Valley Coalition statement at Santa Ynez County Board of Supervisors Meeting | SYC Statement 10/3 Supes Meeting |
9/25/2017 – Santa Ynez Valley Coalition statement at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Tribal Matters | SYV Statement 9/25 Meeting |
10/11/2017 – Letter from Chairman Kahn to Supervisor Hartmann regarding timeline for consideration of Camp 4 Inter-governmental agreement. | Kahn Letter to Hartmann |
10/9/2017 – Letter from Supervisor Hartmann to Chairman Kahn regarding timeline for consideration of Camp 4 Inter-governmental agreement. | Hartmann Letter to Kahn |
7/25/17 – Letter from Rep. Carbajal to Chairman Bishop | Letter from Carbajal to Bishop |
8/14/2014 – Letter from California Attorney General Harris to Chumash regarding Environmental Evaluation for the Proposed Hotel and Casino Expansion Project | August 2014 Letter from Kamala Harris |
9/25/2017 – Letter from Brian Kramer to Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors regarding Camp 4 | Kramer Letter to Supervisors |
Key Questions Unanswered by Pending Agreement (compile from our questions submitted in order of concern) | Unresolved Questions |
The Need for a Bind MOA with the Chumash – Statement Made by the Tribal Government and Their Outcome | Bait and Switch Document |
10/15/15 -Doing business with native American tribal corporations: some competitive advantages, Lexology | Doing business with native American tribal corporations: some competitive advantages, Lexology |
11/14/17 -Trump Appointee Resigns After ProPublica Report – ProPublica | Trump Appointee Resigns After ProPublica Report – ProPublica |
11/29/17 -H.R. 1491 as passed by the House of Representatives | H.R. 1491 as passed by the House of Representatives |
10/31/17 -Statement of Bill Krauch, Chairman, Santa Ynez Valley Coalition at the Santa Barbara Supervisors Meeting on October 31, 2017 explaining our concerns re HR 1491 | Krauch Statement |
11/30/17 – Santa Barbara News-Press, House approves Chumash Camp 4 Trust Legislation | House approves Chumash Camp 4 Trust legislation |
December 2017 – Six reasons H.R. 1491 is a bad idea | Six reasons H.R. 1491 is a bad idea |