i suggest anyone with friends / relatives in so. cal - sandy eggo area give them a ring and see if they need any assistance.
even if it's just moral support..
my phone's been blowing up with imperial beach peeps this morning. shit is fucked, son.
My brother lives in La Mesa with his wife and kids... Haven't been able to get a hold of them, the phones are usually jammed up. But everything I'm reading says La Mesa's probably OK.
According to the map I'm looking at right now, there are actually a couple small fires in the town I lived in, Tustin. Probably in those hills to the east, but really close.