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Council member reports county and state wildfire-preparedness activity; mayor requests staff follow-up
Summary
A council member summarized recent county and state wildfire preparedness meetings, urged the council to review Atherton's tree and canopy policies and recommended a broader public-education push; the mayor asked staff to schedule a council discussion and identified upcoming public engagement tied to state map releases.
Council Member Diana Hawkins (Hawkins Manuelian) reported out on wildfire preparedness and emergency-management activity at county and state levels and urged the council to consider a series of town policy and outreach responses.
Hawkins described multiple recent sessions: a UCLA expert panel after the Los Angeles-area fire, a San Mateo Emergency Services Council strategic planning listening session, a town-level fire-hardening meeting that prompted residents to request broader outreach, and a Senate briefing on statewide hardening programs and new rules including a governor's order (described by Hawkins…
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