Larry Ellison is one billionaire undeterred by Lake Tahoe fires

​​A month ago, Lake Tahoe was choking on smoke. The Caldor Fire had ignited east of Sacramento, only to explode in ferocity as it roared north through the Sierra Nevadas, crossing highways and engulfing country cottages. Thousands of Lake Tahoe residents and tourists evacuated, leaving streets eerily deserted, while some ski resorts even flipped on snow machines to use as improvised water cannons. None of it deterred Larry Ellison. Just as the famed vacation area