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Elk Grove Police Chief Bryan Noblett has told a community meeting that his department conducted “a pretty extensive study” of other cities and found no “significant uptick” in crime associated with nearby casinos.

Below are videos of some of the opinions expressed by supporters  of the controversial $400 million casino resort proposed on Elk Grove's south side, directly adjacent to the unfinished Outlet Collection at Elk Grove.

The top official of the Wilton Rancheria Indian tribe says that with an approval received Friday from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, the tribe is now nearly clear to develop its $400 million casino in Elk Grove — no matter what a local election decides.

The Wilton Rancheria’s plan for a $400 million casino-resort in Elk Grove took a step forward on Jan. 19 when the U.S. Department of Interior decided to place land into a federal trust for this project.

In a major boost for a proposed $400 million Indian casino in Elk Grove, the federal government has agreed to let the tribe acquire 36 acres of land in the suburb for the embattled project.

ELK GROVE—Jan. 20—The U.S. Department of Interior has issued a Record of Decision to place 35.9 acres of land in Elk Grove into federal trust for Wilton Rancheria, which will end nearly six decades of “landless” status for the Tribe and mark a major milestone in plans to build a resort and casino adjacent to the planned Outlet Collection mall along Highway 99.

Elk Grove’s new mayor, Steve Ly sat down with the Citizen last week at City Hall to discuss some of the projects and issues that he feels are most important to the community.