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Residents and scientists tell Oakland panel biological monitoring promised in EIR hasn’t been done
Summary
Public commenters and a former state biologist told the commission that required biological monitoring in the EIR is missing at many sites, and urged hiring professional biologists and reviewing existing species maps before clearing vegetation.
Members of the public and subject‑matter experts told the Oakland Wildfire Prevention Commission on April 16 that key mitigation measures in the vegetation management EIR have not been implemented and that the city lacks site‑scale biological monitoring.
Ralph Canz, who said he filed a public‑records request, told the commission he received a reply that no biological monitoring records exist for required mitigation measures. "There weren't any. They hadn't done it," Canz said,…
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