Unintended consequences

136493~Tribe’s struggle will determine Sargent’s fate —The
behind-the-scenes story of Petition 120 before the federal Bureau
of Indian Affairs is a sad one indeed. The petition seeks federal
recognition of the Amah Mutsun Indians as a sovereign nation.
The well meaning but misguided people who blocked the development of Sargent Ranch for years may now have brought a Casino down upon our shoulders. It could have been a lovely group of homes and a pretty golf course. But the no-growth nimbys and eco-terrorist have ruined all that.