The California Chamber of Commerce today announced its support for the four Indian gambling measures on the Feb. 5 ballot.
After a board meeting in San Francisco, the business group also said it will oppose a transportation funding initiative.
But after secret balloting, the chamber said its position on a measure that would relax term limits in the Legislature will be announced "on or before December 20."
Chamber spokeswoman Denise Davis declined to give a reason for withholding the group's position, saying only "that's the way the board decided to handle it."
In a prepared statement, Chamber President Allan Zaremberg encouraged voters to support Propositions 94, 95, 96 and 97.
The measures would allow previously negotiated tribal compacts between the State of California and four tribes to go into effect.
Zaremberg said the measures "will protect a steady and significant revenue source to the state's general fund and help pay for schools, roads and bridges, public safety and health care."
He said the board voted to oppose Proposition 91, a transportation funding initiative, because "the measure is no longer needed following passage of Proposition 1A in November 2006."
The group previously announced its opposition to Proposition 92, which would lower community college fees and set aside a percentage of the state budget for the two-year schools.
The chamber contends the measure would aggravate the state's $10-billion budget deficit and threaten the state's ability to address other needs, like health care, public safety and education.
Written by Aurelio Rojas of the Bee Capitol Bureau.
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