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1 if there is another fire, another major fire, because
2 we're in -- it's hot out there right now, believe me.
3 And what if there is an earthquake? What is
4 that going to do for getting the people out of that
5 area, the Miramar people, the people in the hotel, and
6 the people in Montecito? Because San Ysidro and
7 Sheffield Drive and Hot Springs are corridors out of
8 there.
9 I saw before, and people act real different
10 than they normally do when there's a disaster. I saw
11 people trying to evacuate down Sheffield and so forth.
12 They had part of the freeway blocked off and this and
13 that.
14 What I'm basically saying is no discredit to
15 what Mr. Caruso wants to do. As far as a safety measure
16 goes -- and I haven't heard anybody put any input into
17 this from -- I've heard the fire department a little bit
18 about they can get in and out but nothing about a
19 disaster and nothing about if there is a major fire or
20 an earthquake. I thank you very much. I think you're
21 doing a great job.
22 MR. BIERIG: Thank you.
23 MR. ROMERO: My name is Freddie Romero. I'm
24 a culture preservation consultant for the Santa Ynez
25 Chumash Indian Tribe Elders Council. I'm not sure if
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