Robert "Bobby" Salgado, the longtime chairman of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians, won't say why he resigned his post on Monday.

Salgado, 64, sent a one-sentence press release to local media stating that he was stepping down as of July 2. In an interview with The Riverside Press-Enterprise, he refused to elaborate on his reasons for leaving.

"I'm just going to take a little time for myself. I've been through the good, the bad and the ugly," Salgado told the paper. His son died last year of a drug overdose.

Salgado ran the tribe for nearly two decades. Vice chairwoman Rosemary Morillo will take over until a new election can be scheduled.

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Soboba tribal chief Salgado gives no reason for abrupt resignation (The Riverside Press-Enterprise 7/3)
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Relevant Links:
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians - http://www.soboba-nsn.gov