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RESEARCH REPORTS

• Tribal Casinos and their Impacts on a California Community: A focus on the Palm Springs area in the Coachella Valley and the casino operations of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, February 2003. A report prepared by the research department of the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union, AFL-CIO for the Coachella Valley Coalition for Responsible Sovereignty (PDF FILE).
  
  
• Wages and Healthcare Benefits of Workers at Agua Caliente Casino, Eric Nilsson, Department of Economics, California State University San Bernardino, Angela Jamison, Department of Sociology, University of California at Los Angeles, and David Fairris, Department of Economics, University of California at Riverside, March 2003. Funding for this study was provided by the Institute of Industrial Relations at UCLA. (PDF FILE)
  
  
• Shifting the Cost: Who Pays the Health Coverage of Workers at the Agua Caliente Casino? Capell & Associates, March 2003. Available on April 1, 2003 (PDF FILE)
  
  
• A Report on Indian Gaming in Riverside County, Submitted by the County Executive Office, April 2003 (PDF FILE)
  
  
• Model Tribal Agreements with Local Governments in California
  To request copies (maximum of two per request) info@tribalcasinoimpact.info
  

  Tribe	Government
  Rumsey Band of Wintun Indians	Yolo County
  Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians	Madera County
  Tuolumne Rancheria Band of Me-Wuk Indians	Tuolumne County
  United Auburn Indian Community	County of Placer
  Lytton Band of Pomo Indians	City of San Pablo

  
  
  

AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS – Environmental Reports, Local Agreements & Other Materials

• Conformity Report on Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Spa Casino Project, prepared by the City of Palm Springs, December 5, 2002. (PDF) The tribe’s response is also included (PDF).
  
  
• Environmental Assessment for the Agua Caliente Indian Gaming Facility, August 1, 1994. To request copies (maximum of two per request) info@tribalcasinoimpact.info
  
  
  

LOCAL GOVERNMENT TAKES A POSITION AND WANTS A ROLE

• California Local Governments and Their Role in Tribal Gaming and Current Compact Negotiations
  
  
• Joint California State Association of Counties (CSAC) and League of California Cities Letter to Gov. Davis Regarding Gaming Compact Negotiations, January 8, 2003
  
  
• CSAC Working Group Letter to Gov. Gray Davis, January 21, 2003
  
  
• Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) letter to State Senator Jim Battin, January 29, 2001, on the impacts of gaming on the Coachella Valley region. Impacts listed range from increased public safety costs to "a decline and closure of local restaurants and bar businesses."
  
  
• CSAC Policy Document Regarding Compact Negotiations for Indian Gaming
  
  
  
• Update on Impacts of Tribal Economic Development Projects in San Diego County, July 2002. This draft report is intended to provide the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors and the Community with new information on the 17 Tribal Governments in the County; and an update on the impacts and benefits of Tribal projects, and the events, negotiations and actions that have taken place since November 1, 2000.