Editorial: Rumsey Band contributes to county

Monday, March 17, 2008  

"Thanks to the Rumsey Band of Wintun IndiansCache Creek Casino, transit service in Yolo County just got a lot bigger.

The Yolo County Transit District announced last week that the tribe has agreed to provide $1 million a year to fund increased bus service between Woodland and the Rumsey Band's casino in the Capay Valley.

The tribe's donation will allow YOLOBUS to expand service between the casino and Woodland from 11 round trips a day now to 17 round trips, 365 days a year.

Of course, increased bus service will benefit the tribe's casino, which has some 2,400 employees. An estimated 90 percent of the people who ride buses to the casino are Cache Creek employees. Still, by providing more transit to its work force and patrons, the tribe benefits the wider public as well.

This page's misgivings about the social costs of gambling, whether tribal casinos or the state lottery, run deep. But when any large enterprise makes the kind of contribution that the Rumsey Band has made to public transit, it's worth the public's attention and appreciation."

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Editorial: Transit in Yolo moves ahead, thanks to tribe (The Sacramento Bee 3/16)
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