Pechanga Tribal Nation

Past News Articles 2002

Pechanga tribe opens new casino

Temecula December 31, 2002

The Pechanga tribe of Luiseno Indians in June opened the doors of its new Vegas-style resort and casino, the largest Indian-owned casino and resort in California, to an estimated opening night crowd of about 10,000.
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Simon visits reservation

Temecula October 3, 2002

In another indication of the growing political importance of the tribe, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon made a historic visit Thursday to the Pechanga Indian Reservation.
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Legends reprise takes stage at Pechanga

Temecula August 13, 2002

Between them they had 138 Top 40 hits ---- 21 of them No. 1. They were a major influence on numerous rock 'n' roll stars. And they are gone but will never be forgotten.
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Firefighters staying at Pechanga have no time for games

Temecula August 8, 2002

It's not easy to ignore the lights, action and glitter of one of the region's newest hot spots ---- the $262 million Pechanga Hotel and Casino that opened in June ---- unless you've just spent the last 24 hours battling The Pines fire in eastern San Diego County.
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Fire safety state-of-the-art at Pechanga casino

Temecula June 29, 2002

With its 14 floors and nearly 1 million square feet of space, the newly opened $262 million Pechanga Resort & Casino is easily the largest building in Southwest County.
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Pechanga readies for theater debut

Temecula June 19, 2002

While much has been made of the slot machines and conference center, the Pechanga Resort & Casino complex will also offer the area something it's never had before ---- a 1,200-seat state-of-the-art theater.
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Oak tree may get reprieve

Temecula April 18, 2002

The battle over the fate of what may be the oldest living oak tree in the United States continues to rage as Congressman Darrell Issa moved this week to protect the tree from possible condemnation by San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
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Pechanga donation to help pay for search dog

Temecula April 10, 2002

The Pechanga Indians made a $10,000 donation Wednesday that will further a local firefighter's efforts to acquire a disaster search dog.
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Pechanga expands for theater productions

Temecula March 13, 2002

Performances at the Pechanga Entertainment Center are about to include a new direction. In addition to concerts, comedy and boxing, theater productions will begin later this year.
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Pechanga competitor cools museum bid

Temecula February 2, 2002

John Gray, director of the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage, said his organization is "no longer actively pursuing" an alliance with the Southwest Museum, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday. The end result could be that an obstacle to the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians for a collaboration with the oldest museum in Los Angeles has been removed.
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