Susan Tate - Santa Ynez

In the Feb. 16 Sun article, “A slow fight for tribal land,” Chumash Tribal Chairman Kenneth Kahn reportedly said, “the federal government would closely regulate construction on Camp 4 should the land become part of the tribe’s reservation.” What does the federal government know about the Santa Ynez Valley’s general plan? One must only see […]

A recent write-up in a local paper about the Chumash tribe titled “The rich get richer” was excellent. Most Santa Ynez Valley residents who follow the Chumash’s push to annex Camp 4 into their reservation understand that “it’s all about money.” The Chumash are not being kept from building additional housing for their tribe. They […]