The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, which runs the Graton Resort & Casino in Sonoma County, thanked Gov. Gavin Newsom for opposing casino proposals by rival tribes, the Koi Nation of Northern California and the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians.

In a letter on Tuesday to the Department of the Interior, the Governor’s Office said both projects are outside the aboriginal territory of the tribes, and the department hasn’t considered alternative locations within their Lake County homelands.

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