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Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation sues California city over Scotts Valley Band’s preview casino

Monday, June 8, 2026 8:23 PM
Image aggregated from Vallejo Times-Herald.
  • Thomas Gase, Vallejo Times-Herald

On Monday the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation filed suit against the Vallejo City Council and the City of Vallejo over the council’s approval of an Encroachment Permit and a Memorandum of Understanding with the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians related to a proposed temporary casino in Vallejo.

Scotts Valley wants to eventually build a casino that would include 24 single-family residences, a tribal administration building, a parking garage, and a 45-acre biological preserve area located within and adjacent to the city boundary in Solano County, near the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 37. The casino, at a cost of $700 million, would be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.