. >> patrick shaw is a seasonal firefighter who worked alongside inmates battling the fire this summer. >> they finished the sentences at the camps and it never gets cycled out. it gave patrick the idea of launching the prison fire. he's been collecting books for the 43 inmate fire camps across the state. the california department of corrections and rebill tagss says low risk inmates volunteer their time which can help reduce sentence time. so far more than half a dozen oakland businesses have opened their doors. >> these are just some of the books that have been donated to the prison fire project. >> i'm seeing a lot of >> don'tations have been overwhelming. patrick says he's deliver the books this spring. that way, inmates will have some fresh literature before the start of the next fire season. abc 7 news. >>> now to the holidays and the last-minute gifts. >> michael finney? >> you don't do panic shopping. >> i'm thinking, is that you? >> i haven't started to panic yet. >> don't panic. they're eager to deliver to those here procrastinate. they need to know who will give you the best

a sunshine ordinance task force complaint that was filed against myself, norm and the board by patrick shaw and it was related to our calendarer -- calendaring of the retreat. there was an alleged violation of willfully failing to post an agenda proposed actions or a statement that the items for discussion only. failing to provide a complete audio recording of the committing and failing to public comment. and so, norm went and represented the board and staff at the sunshine ordinance task force last week. there were two finings that came out of the sunshine ordinance task force and that was even though we took public comment at both sessions of the retreat, it was not included on the agenda and so they're recommending that we put public comment on all of our agendas even if it's a discussion item only agenda. and then second was we were not able to produce a complete audio of the meeting. and so we're going to be careful when we go on the road not to place the tape recorder in a place where people could be pushing it and turning it off. but we were not able to -- well, we didn't get a full

. >> patrick shaw is a seasonal firefighter with cal fire, while battling the norcal fires this summere a wide enough selection of reading materials to pass the time. >> camps are remote. way out in the middle of nowhere. >> this sparked the launch of the prison fire project. >> a drive for inmate firefighters. >> they have people bring their extra books they don't want to get rid of, because it's good. but they would rather see it go to someone else who would chew it up and digest every bit of it. >> patrick is collecting books for the fire camps across the state. low risk inmates volunteer their time, which can help reduce senten sentences. this coffee company is serving as a dropoff site. >> people have not been bringing stacks, they've been bringing boxes. it's remarkable. >> there will be a benefit concert wednesday at the star line social club to help fund the project. >> patrick says he'll hand deliver the books this spring before the start of the next fire season. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> we haven't had much rain in the last few months, we're still dealing with some of the p

. >> patrick shaw is a seasonal firefighter with cal fire, while battling the norcal fires this summer, he found inmates don't have a wide enough selection of reading materials to pass the time. >> camps are remote. way out in the middle of nowhere. >> this sparked the launch of the prison fire project. >> a drive for inmate firefighters. >> they have people bring their extra books they don't want to get rid of, because it's good. but they would rather see it go to someone else who would chew it up and digest every bit of it. >> patrick is collecting books for the fire camps across the state. low risk inmates volunteer their time, which can help reduce senten sentences. this coffee company is serving as a dropoff site. >> people have not been bringing stacks, they've been bringing boxes. remarkable. >> there will be a benefit concert wednesday at the star line social club to help fund the project. >> patrick says he'll hand deliver the books this spring before the start of the next fire season. in oakland, abc 7 news. >>> we haven't had much rain in the last few months, we're still dea