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Hackers started getting jobs doing security. Next well hear from federal and local officials on some of the technologies that can be used to reduce and prevent wildfires across the country. They testified at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing this month. This is just under two hours. Good morning. The committee will come to order. Were here today to take a look at wildfire, to examine our wildFire Management program, the collaboration that is required to reduce risks firefig...

Retained of [gavel] good afternoon, welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, november the 18th, 2014. Madam clerk, could you please call the roll . Supervisor avalos . Avalos present. Supervisor breed . Breed present. Supervisor campos . Campos not present. President chiu . Present. Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Present. Cohen present. Supervisor farrell . Present. Farrell present. Supervisor kim . Here. Kim present. Supervisor mar . Mar present. Supervisor tang ....

Please stand by for the city and county of San Francisco board of supervisors meeting [gavel] good afternoon, welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, november the 18th, 2014. Madam clerk, could you please call the roll . Supervisor avalos . Avalos present. Supervisor breed . Breed present. Supervisor campos . Campos not present. President chiu . Present. Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Present. Cohen present. Supervisor farrell . Present. Farrell present. Superviso...

Supervisor campos . Campos not present. President chiu . Present. Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Present. Cohen present. Supervisor farrell . Present. Farrell present. Supervisor kim . Here. Kim present. Supervisor mar . Mar present. Supervisor tang . Tang present. Is supervisor wiener . Wiener present. Supervisor yee . Yee present. Mr. President , you have a quorum. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United State...

[gavel] good afternoon, welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting of tuesday, november the 18th, 2014. Madam clerk, could you please call the roll . Supervisor avalos . Avalos present. Supervisor breed . Breed present. Supervisor campos . Campos not present. President chiu . Present. Chiu present. Supervisor cohen . Present. Cohen present. Supervisor farrell . Present. Farrell present. Supervisor kim . Here. Kim present. Supervisor mar . Mar present. Supervisor tang . Tang presen...

Yee present. Mr. President , you have a quorum. Ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance . I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands; one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Colleagues, we have our october 7, 2014 Board Meeting minutes. Could i have a motion to approve those minutes . Motion by supervisor mar, seconded by supervisor farrell. Without objection those Meetin...

Federal policy for wildfire focuses on the fire's destruction – but what about the overlooked and underestimated danger of smoke?

What does a “resilient” forest look like in California’s Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we’re used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis.

What does a “resilient” forest look like in California’s Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we’re used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis. More than a century ago, Sierra Nevada forests faced almost no competition from neighboring trees for resources.

What does a “resilient” forest look like in California’s Sierra Nevada? A lot fewer trees than we’re used to, according to a study of frequent-fire forests from the University of California, Davis. More than a century ago, Sierra Nevada forests faced almost no competition from neighboring trees for resources.