. >> the lawsuit claims richard teng, administrators of the department's gaming control had a conflict of interest and used his position of power to carry out a campaign of that is rasment. >> in deposition, mr. cheng admitted to working for tribal casinos. that concerns us. tribal casinos in the state, outside the state are competition and they would love to see this ka soo he know go out of wisdom. >> with a phone interview today, richard teng said there's no conflict. and all the work as an independent contractor has approved. he said that he had not worked with any casino since 1985. the representative of casino m8trix said he will leave it to the courts to get to the bottom of the issue. the casino operators say this lawsuit is critical as they move forward with additions to the hotel. >> president obama's state of the union address is less than an hour away. the speech is mandated by the constitution and white house officials say it will be wide ranging. >> we are live in capitol hill, steve, what is the tone and goal for the president tonight? >> well, the tone is the question m

it alleges the gaming division's administrator richard teng admitted that he does consulting work for other indian casinos, commercial casinos and racetracks. we spoke to a casino representative here about what the casino wants to come from this suit. >> they have to change the structure of the division. that may mean that mr. teng may have to decide on whether he wants to work at the city or whether he wants to work for consultants. >> reporter: now according to the lawsuit, the casino wants the situation to be rectified for what it alleges to be unreasonable and malicious conduct, harassment and violation of civil rights. this morning we have reached out to both richard teng and the city of san jose waiting to hear back from both of them. san jose bay area contacted san jose city council members and say they can't comment on the case because they haven't seen the lawsuit just yet. an online search those that richard teng has been part of the gaming division for more than ten years. marla tellez, "today in the bay." >>> a small east bay company is helping chipotle going vegan. the fa