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Jamul Casino Resort achieves excellence across numerous San Diego’s Best 2025 categories
Printer-friendly version East County News Service July 30, 2025 (Jamul) – Jamul Casino Resort is the recipient of several “San Diego’s Best” wins, earned by the 2025 San Diego Union

Jamul Casino Resort Pulls Out of San Diego Pride Parade Amid Antisemitism Concerns
Printer-friendly version Resort donates $10,000 to JPride Festival promoting Jewish LGBTQ pride By Miriam Raftery Photo via JPride July 3,2025 (Jamul, CA) – After Jewish groups withdrew from the San

SYCUAN BENEFIT GOLF TOURNAMENT COMING JUNE 4
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service June 2, 2025 (El Cajon) The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation is hosting its 34th annual Sycuan Cup Golf Tournament this Wednesday morning, June

PASSAGES: BO MAZZETTI, 77, RINCON CHAIRMAN AND LEADING ADVOCATE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service Photo: Chairman Bo Mazzetti, courtesy of the Rincon band of Luiseño Indians May 15, 2025 (Valley Center, CA) –Bo Mazzetti, Chairman of the Rincon

THE RIVER AT SYCUAN CASINO RESORT RETURNS FOR SUMMER WITH PRESTIGIOUS COUNTRY MUSIC ARTISTS
Printer-friendly version East County News Service May 6, 2025 (San Diego’s East County) — Sycuan Casino Resort, in partnership with KSON, is bringing back The River from June through

CARMEN LUCAS, TRIBAL ELDER AND EDUCATOR, TO SPEAK IN ALPINE JUNE 8
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service April 27, 2025 (Alpine) – Carmen Lucas is a respected Kwaaymii Laguna elder, consultant, tribal monitor, educator and lifelong advcoate for Native American heritage preservation.

Our guide to visiting Tribal lands in San Diego’s inland region
Printer-friendly version East County News Service San Diego’s inland region is home to 19 Native American tribes and 18 reservations—more than any other county in America. Local tribes trace

SINGING HILLS GOLF CLUB UNVEILS ITS NEW MENU WITH A TWIST
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service Photos courtesy of Singing Hills Golf Club March 14, 2025 (El Cajon) – As the season changes, so do cravings. Singing Hills Golf Club at Sycuan is

JAMUL CASINO ADDS 16-STORY BOUTIQUE HOTEL TOWER OPENING IN MAY, REBRANDS AS JAMUL CASINO RESORT
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service February 28, 2025 (Jamul) – Jamul Casino will open the doors to its high-rise boutique hotel tower this spring, featuring 200 rooms, 52 spacious guest

BARONA OAKS RACEWAY SEEKS COMMENTS ON GRANT APPLICATION FOR MOTOCROSS FACILITY
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service February 6, 2025 (Lakeside) — The Barona Oaks Raceway, LLC is inviting review and public comments on a preliminary grant application to the state of California’s Off-Highway
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SYCUAN POWWOW SEPT. 6-8 HONORS NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS
Printer-friendly version The Sycuan band of the Kumeyaay nation will hold its 30th annual powwow from Friday evening, September 6 through Sunday, September 8 at the Sycuan powwow ground

SYCUAN BUYS FORMER VOLUNTEER FIRE STATION IN DEHESA
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery Photo via Cal Fire: Cal Fire doused a brush fire in Dehesa in July, operating out of a Cal Fire station. August 25, 2019

BARONA POWWOW AUG. 30-SEPT. 1 CELEBRATES NATIVE AMERICAN TRADITIONS
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service August 8, 2019 (Lakeside) – The 49thtth annual Barona Powwow takes place Friday, August 30th through Sunday, September 1st at the Barona Sports complex

PALA BAND OF MISSION INDIANS TO HOST ‘HONORING TRADITIONS’ GATHERING IN PLACE OF ANNUAL POW WOW AUGUST 31
Printer-friendly versionDay-long event is free and open to the public East County News Service August 6, 2019 (Pala) — The Pala Band of Mission Indians will hold its first annual

SPANISH SOLDIERS, FRANCISCAN FRIAR AND NATIVE CALIFORNIANS REENACT PRESIDIO’S FOUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY
Printer-friendly version By Miriam Raftery Photo courtesy of California Missions Foundation July 25, 2019 (San Diego) — Soldados de Cuera, Native Californians and a Franciscan father depicting Saint Junípero

DUELING PIANOS SATURDAY AT BARONA
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 25, 2019 (Lakeside) – The Killer Dueling Pianos will provide lively entertainment at a dueling pianos party this Saturday, July 27 at Barona Casino and

GANG MEMBERS CONVICTED IN MURDER OF XUSHA BROWN JR. AND AN EARLIER KILLING, BOTH IN LA MESA
Printer-friendly versionBy Miriam Raftery Photo: Xusha Brown, Jr., innocent victim of gangland shooting July 25, 2019 (La Mesa) – “We will continue to fight until justice is done,” Deborah Flores, mother of

SAN DIEGO MARKS 250 YEARS—AND MILLENIA—OF KUMEYAAY HISTORY
Printer-friendly versionBy Chris Jennewein Reprinted with permission from Times of San Diego, a member of the San Diego Online News Association Photo: The Kumeyaay flag is raised at the Presidio

KUMEYAAY LAND TRUST FILES NOTICE TO EVICT COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY FROM JULIAN FIRE STATION
Printer-friendly versionNew Julian fire station No. 56 sits on disputed land By Paul Kruze, Contributing Editor July 13, 2019 (Julian) – Following a firestorm of controversy over San

HERMAN’S HERMITS AT SYCUAN AUGUST 3
Printer-friendly versionEast County News Service July 10, 2019 (El Cajon) – The legendary ‘60s British rock band Herman’s Hermits with its original lead singer Peter Noone will be live in concert