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Print For more than 20 years, San Diego County has barred its 18 federally recognized tribes from expanding their reservations, a reaction prompted by concerns over a sudden surge of casino construction. That blanket prohibition was lifted Wednesday by the Board of Supervisors, who voted to end their decades-long opposition to fee-to-trust applications, the process by which tribes can petition to annex property. The practice has long been a source of contention for local Indigenous tribes, who need to transfer the land they purchase into trust in order to build housing and essential resources. The board also voted to remove absolute opposition to liquor licenses on tribal lands and to establish a liaison between the tribes and the county ....
Print San Diego County has prohibited the region’s 18 tribes from expanding their reservations for more than two decades. That ban, which was put into place when casino operations were proliferating at the turn of the century, could soon be lifted. County Supervisors Jim Desmond and Nora Vargas will propose Wednesday that the county repeal previously approved resolutions stifling tribal growth. As part of the action, it would remove a blanket opposition to tribes processing so-called fee-to-trust applications, which transfer land purchased by tribes or tribal members to a trust under the U.S. government, allowing tribes to govern and benefit from that land instead of the county. ....
Print San Diego County has prohibited the region’s 18 tribes from expanding their reservations for more than two decades. That ban, which was put into place when casino operations were proliferating at the turn of the century, could be lifted next week. County Board of Supervisors Jim Desmond and Nora Vargas will propose Wednesday that the county repeal previously approved resolutions stifling tribal growth. As part of the action, it would remove a blanket opposition to tribes processing fee-to-trust applications that transfer land purchased by tribes or tribal members to a trust under the U.S. government, allowing tribes to govern over and benefit from that land instead of the county. ....