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Outdoor Lighting at Pauma Casino
Pauma Casino is located just six miles from the Palomar Observatory. The initial phase of the casino makes use of
astronomy-friendly low-pressure sodium lighting for parking plus generally minimal entrance lighting and signage.
 
Two views of Pauma Casino.
Left: Casino & parking lot in twilight (Jan, 2007). Right: Casino & parking lot as viewed from Highway 76 (March, 2006 10 second exposure)
Proposed Pauma Casino Expansion
Expansion would include a 23-story, 400-room hotel; a 1,500 space parking garage plus an additional 2,400 parking spaces.
Description of the project from the Pauma Band of Mission Indians January, 2007 (pdf)
San Diego County's Response February, 2007. See page 2 (pdf)
Selected pages from the Draft Environmental Impact Report August, 2007 (pdf)
San Diego County's Comments on the Draft EA TEIR September, 2007 (pdf)
San Diego County's Light Pollution Ordinance (Division 9, Sections 59.101--59.115)
News Stories on the Project:
Pauma tribal leaders told to rework resort environmental report
by Onell R. Soto San Diego Union Tribune newspaper
Pauma Band to double slots, add 23-story, 400-room hotel by Onell R. Soto San Diego Union Tribune newspaper
Pauma plans $300 million hotel, casino
by Edward Sifuentes North County Times newspaper
Search Lights at Pauma Casino were active for some of August 2007.
The Pauma Band of Mission Indians' Tribal Chairman and the CEO of the Pauma Casino
have agreed to discontinue their use.
Left: from the Pauma parking lot (3 second exposure). Right: From Highway 76 (10 second exposure).
The search lights were easily visible from the Palomar Observatory.
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