Pala Band of Mission Indians announces tribal election results

PALA – The Pala Band of Mission Indians announced Nov. 21 that all of the incumbent candidates for the Tribal Council were re-elected, including Chairman Robert Smith. Theresa Nieto was re-elected treasurer and Sheila Smith-Lopez was also re-elected councilmember at-large.

“I am extremely fortunate that I will able to continue to serve the Tribe again as chairman,” said Robert Smith, re-elected tribal chairman of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. “We have made tremendous progress in asserting ourselves culturally, socially and economically, but we still have much more to achieve in the y...