The Sycuan Indian tribe, which runs an East County casino and also owns two downtown hotels, has turned up as a contributor to the GOP Lincoln Club — waging political war on behalf of downtown lobbyist Chris Cate’s city council bid — with $25,000. Meanwhile, a political committee run by Municipal Employees Union chief and ex–city councilman Michael Zucchet came up with $75,000 for the San Diego County Democratic Party, which is backing grant writer and Cate opponent Carol Kim. Zucchet beat a federal rap related to the Cheetahs strip-club bribery scandal that had forced him to leave the council in 2005.
The Sycuan Indian tribe, which runs an East County casino and also owns two downtown hotels, has turned up as a contributor to the GOP Lincoln Club — waging political war on behalf of downtown lobbyist Chris Cate’s city council bid — with $25,000. Meanwhile, a political committee run by Municipal Employees Union chief and ex–city councilman Michael Zucchet came up with $75,000 for the San Diego County Democratic Party, which is backing grant writer and Cate opponent Carol Kim. Zucchet beat a federal rap related to the Cheetahs strip-club bribery scandal that had forced him to leave the council in 2005.
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