And speaking of Indians and wildfires...
Looks as if the Midnight Rider mentioned below is pitting the needs of various tribes against one anothe: This from a recent release by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the current (as of Monday) condition of Indian reservations in Southern California,
Rincon, San Diego county: 3000+ acres, 20+ homes lost, evacuations;San Pasqual, San Diego County: all 1380 reservation acres burned, 2 fatalities confirmed, 67 home and several out buildings lost, evacuations;
Barona, San Diego County: all 5900 reservation acres burned, 4 fatalities confirmed, 40 homes, daycare center and other outbuildings lost;
Inaja, San Diego County all 852 reservation acres burned, possible 3
homes lost;La Jolla, San Diego County: 2000+ acres, 16 homes threatened, evacuations;
Viejas, San Diego County: North half of approx. 800 acres burned, currently threatening rest of reservation;
Capitan Grande, San Diego County: no homes or members live on this reservation but all 15,527 acres burned;
San Manual, Riverside County: all 700 acres burned, 2 homes damaged on reservation;
The following tribes are threatened but as of Monday have not had fire on their Reservation:
Mesa Grande, San Diego County: 920 acres
Santa Ysabel, San Diego County: 15,527 acres
Sycuan, San Diego County: 640 acres
Jamul, San Diego County: 6 acres
Pechanga, Riverside County: 4396 acres
One can only hope that the Governator-elect has kinder words for those Indians who live in Southern California than he had during his campaign. Although seeing that the fires may have sent his dreams of squeezing more cash from reservation casinos may have just gone up in smoke, don't hold your breath for too long.