Luiseño Village coming to San Jacinto

In its first major project since opening the Soboba Casino Resort last year, the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians broke ground Feb. 27, for a retail center at the southwest corner of Main Street and the Ramona Expressway in San Jacinto. Luiseño Village will consist of about 10 businesses, anchored by a 7-11 convenience store and a multi-pump gas station. The center is located less than 3 miles south of the resort’s entrance. Construction of what is expected to be a leading retail destination is scheduled to be completed this summer. Hundreds of tribal and community members gathered at the future site for a ceremony that signaled the tribe’s next step in providing positive economic development in the San Jacinto Valley. Soboba tribal administrator Michael Castello welcomed guests,