Here is a link to a sample letter in PDF format.
I live near the Lytton land in or near the town of Windsor, Sonoma County, California. I will be very negatively impacted if HR 597 moves land into trust for the Lytton.
Rep. Jeff Denham is not my representative. He does not represent my district. His district is 150 miles away. He has received +$80,000 in contributions from the Lytton.
This bill is a Carcieri-fix for the Lytton. They already have an open 2009 Bureau of Indian Affairs application. The Lytton were not a tribe in 1934, per Carcieri v. Salazar, the Department of the Interior lacks the authority to put their land into trust.
This bill would enable the Lytton to flout local zoning. The housing listed on this bill is non-compliant. Their documented plans for large commercial development (200 room hotel, 200,000 case a year winery) are not even mentioned in the bill.
The 2016 Congressional Report 114-633 for H.R. 2538 states that “the Natural Resources Committee has received a relatively large number of communications from the residents of Windsor, California in opposition to the bill.” I still oppose HR 2538 and HR597.
Please listen to my concerns and do not approve HR597.
A poll conducted by Probolsky Research from Newport Beach CA regarding Windsor residents’ opinion on Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017 was recently completed. Here is a link to the Complete Document.
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Our Windsor City Council are not representing our community in that they are making decisions without our input. They have had 15 closed door meetings with the Lytton’s in order to make a deal with them regarding our community, all without a discussion with the citizens. We elected them. We are their constituents. They work for us.
A couple of things jump out from these excerpts. One is that that “The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians…appears to have been invented in order to open a bingo hall.”. Another is section points out that in 1990, the Lytton’s had 20 members. Yet in 2005, they claimed to have 275.
Mitchell on Lytton Click on blue link to the left to read the chapter.
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Myth: Having a sovereign nation in Windsor is inevitable. There is nothing anyone can do about it.
3) The fact that they already have a 9.5-acre reservation in San Pablo, and their homeland, according to the Attorney General Kamala Harris, should now be considered Contra Costa County.
Here is just a small portion of the beautiful land, trees and views we are fighting to keep.
Jared Huffman Letter to Councilman Foppoli – More Misinformation!
Jared Huffman continues to spread misinformation about the Lytton project. Please click the graphic below to read his letter and our annotated version of it.