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Former Jamul chairman joins CNIGA
Lee Acebedo, former chairman of the Jamul Indian tribe, on Monday began a new stint as executive director of the California Nations Indian Gaming Association, the state's largest tribal alliance.
Acebedo recently lost a re-election bid to continue leading his 53-member tribe and its controversial push to build a high-rise casino on a small, six-acre reservation in Jamul. It's doubtful that his new job with an organization that represents the diverse, conflicting interests of 65 gaming and nongaming tribes, will be any less stressful.
"I'm hopeful that the fact that I do come from a tribe, a California tribe, and have
dealt with many of the issues that other tribes are dealing with ... will put
me a position where I can be of better assistance to the tribes and the
association," Acebedo said Monday.
He replaces Ralph Simon, who left in January after just 18 months with the organization that remains arguably the state's dominant tribal lobby.
Acebedo recently lost a re-election bid to continue leading his 53-member tribe and its controversial push to build a high-rise casino on a small, six-acre reservation in Jamul. It's doubtful that his new job with an organization that represents the diverse, conflicting interests of 65 gaming and nongaming tribes, will be any less stressful.
"I'm hopeful that the fact that I do come from a tribe, a California tribe, and have
dealt with many of the issues that other tribes are dealing with ... will put
me a position where I can be of better assistance to the tribes and the
association," Acebedo said Monday.
He replaces Ralph Simon, who left in January after just 18 months with the organization that remains arguably the state's dominant tribal lobby.
-- James P. Sweeney, Copley News Service
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