Episode of The Dialectic: NO On Expanded Gaming



HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA - Eye on Pioneer sits down with two Hawaiian Gardens union leaders to discuss why the Expanded Gaming Measure is dangerous for cities like Hawaiian Gardens, and how it's a thinly veiled attempt to stack cards in favor of tribal casinos.

Shavon Cage of AFSCME Local 36 and Ramie Torres of AFSCME Local 3624 are interviewed by the Eye On Pioneer's Andrew Perry.




Location: Hawaiian Gardens, CA, USA

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