Tribal leader urges ‘no’ vote on both
Rick MonroeSpecial to the Valley NewsSome election cycles contain multiple state propositions on the ballot that are often confusing. This year there are only seven and the Valley News will present a series of articles to help educate voters. We start with Propositions 26 and 27, both about online gambling.You can’t miss the ads on these. Proponents of the two gambling propositions on Nov. 8 have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in advertising, both saying their proposition is best and the other isn’t good.Someone with insight on the matter – call it “inside information” – is Robert Smith, Tribal Chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. In a recent letter to the 1,100 tribal members, he urged a no vote on Prop
