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last year after listening to activists like lahaina strong on maui and i thank them for speaking up, we passed legislation to empower counties to reform short-term rentals, returning thousands of housing units to the local market, increasing supply and bringing down prices. in just two years we made significant progress on housing, but there is more work to be done. i can commit to you we will work to create more affordable housing in our state for all families including nurses, teachers, firefighters, every single family that needs a home. let's talk about homelessness. the people of hawaii asked us to take on and reduce homelessness on our islands. when we started in 2022 we faced the second highest per capita homeless rate in the nation. 43 out of every 10,000 people in our state were homeless, more than double the national rate of 18 per 10,000. 6223 individuals were homeless when we started. as many of you know, homelessness is a complex and challenging issue. many who are homeless suffer from mental illness, addiction or both with some developing ptsd from being on the streets.

let me get to the lahaina wildfire. in 2023 lahaina i expect wildfires that devastated the entire community including schools, homes, businesses and more. key to recovery has been what i've described as the federal family of agencies which includes fema in sba. last week the president proposed eliminating fema and he said quote let the states take care of the tornadoes and hurricanes and all of the other things that happened, end quote. i see the devastation and lahaina and the role fema and sba played in recovery. the sba itself provided hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to help lahaina recover. recovery. it would be a huge mistake to eliminate sba's role in disaster response relief and have states and for themselves. do you agree with the president's recent comments that state should be left to fend for themselves during and after natural disasters? >> i disagree with the premise. the present strong support disaster relief. he was on the ground just last week in north -- >> unfortunate he also said -- >> we do

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hilda: in the wake of the lahaina fire, local officials received backlash for a chaotic response and for failing to properly warn residents to evacuate. joe: the wind speeds, the speed in which the fire, you know, comes, the communication confusion, the agency coordination, and that's exactly what evac was built to do was to help the agencies in those situations. hilda: in case of a power or service disruption, the app offers the option to download maps, but again, that would have to be done before the outage. la county contracted with the software app in 2022. unlike other apps, you can use this one during other emergencies like earthquakes, floods, and active shooter investigations. but as you know, information travels slow and technology fails. that's why first responders ask that you use your best judgment during and before an emergency. i'm investigative reporter, hilda gutierrez. candice: complicating evacuations in the middle of the wildfire storm, people in la got two emergency alerts that weren't meant for them. up next, we investigate how that happened and the confusion it

consider that in lahaina, the epa took more than four months to clear hazardous materials from 1400 homesthern california, the epa faces clearing nearly ten times that amount in just 30 days. do you feel the pressure, in general, to expedite this process? >> yes, of course. it's a lot more to coordinate and we have to move much more quickly than we had in other situations because of the various pressures. >> reporter: it's not just to move this toxic debris out. it's finding a place to for it to go. last week, the waste began arriving here to be stored and processed. it is a park 15 miles from the altadena fire zone. the site is surrounded by four cities. city leaders and residents say no one notified them first. we attended a packed town meeting, where community leaders demanded to know from the epa's tara fitzgerald whether one disaster could unleash another. >> the speed that they are being asked to work at, it's risky. >> we are not allowing the materials to seep into the earth, which is how -- we do know that. >> this has everything to do with the mission task and the strict timeline

let me get to the lahaina wildfire. in 2023, hawaii experienced wildfires that demonstrate -- that devastated the entire community. key to that recovery has been what i described as the federal family of agencies, which includes fema and sba. last week, the president proposed eliminating fema and said, "let the states take care of the tornadoes and hurricanes and all the other things that happen." i have seen the devastation in lahaina and the role the u.s. government has played in recovery. the sba itself provided hundreds of millions of dollars in loans to help lahaina recover. it would be a huge mistake to eliminate sba's role in relief and have states fend for themselves. do you agree with the president's comments that states should be left to fend for themselves during and after natural disasters? ms. loeffler: i disagree with the premise. the president strongly supports disaster relief. he was on the ground this last week -- senator hirono: -- ms. loeffler: i also mention hawaii in my opening remarks. the presiden

considering in lahaina the epa took more than four months to clear hazardous materials from 1400 homesearly ten times that amount in just 30 days. it's not just to move this toxic debris out, it's finding a place for it to go. last week the waste began arriving here, to be stored and processed. it's a park 15 miles from the altadena fire zone. the site is surrounded by four cities. city leaders and residents say no one notified them first. we attended a packed town meeting where community leaders demand to know from the epa's tara fitzgerald whether one disaster could unleash another. >> the speed we're being asked to work at, it's risky. >> we're not allowing the materials to seep into the earth. we do know that. >> this has everything to do with the mission task and the strict timeline that epa must adhere to, which is cleanup in 30 days' time. >> reporter: and one epa official on the ground described the response as -- and this is her word, bananas. i spoke with another former epa official who said it may be nearly impossible to meet that deadline. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >>>

lahaina, maui. >> president trump visited fire ravaged areas in the pacific palisades ten days ago and an executive order directing the epa to remove all hazardous materials within 30 days. those materials include chemicals for pesticides, paint, and lithium ion batteries. >> firefighters are working to help the la area recover from wildfires, were visited by dogs from a canine support nonprofit group. first responders at the noble creek center welcomed the respite from their round the clock duty on the fire lines. a catering company also teamed up with volunteers to help bring hot meals to hundreds of first responders. >> heroes. and they're not eating. they need to eat. so linda is an amazing cook and since then started a catering company. so when this whole devastating thing happened in los angeles, we thought we got to bring this back. and she started cooking all this food. and then it was three fire stations and then ten fire stations, and now 25 fire stations. >> i've lost count. >> friday's drop was at the altadena sheriff's station, where they served meals to firefighters, poli

county, santa rosa, paradise, lahaina and boulder, colorado, hydrants and pumps at water district plantss say communities can protect themselves by installing remote shutoff valves at lost homes so their pipes won't spill. much needed water and creating emergency water sources such as concrete, water tanks or the hydrants where firefighting helicopters can fill up instead of flying out to distant reservoirs or other water sources. >> one new study finds that the rise of sports betting is leading to an increase in online searches for gambling addiction. researchers at uc san diego analyzed online searches mentioning gambling addiction, addict anonymous and hotline from 2016 to 2024, and they found a 23% increase in searches across the country related to finding help for gambling addiction. researchers say the findings suggest a need for public health efforts to address the potential dangers linked to a rise in sports betting. >> a rising nba star who appeared at the nba's all star events this weekend is showing support for athletes at his former college. memphis grizzlies forward jalen wi

lahaina, maui. >> president donald trump visited fire ravaged areas in the pacific palisades nine dayso signed an executive order directing the epa to remove all hazardous materials within 30 days. those materials include chemicals for pesticides, paint, and lithium ion batteries. >> a u.s. senate committee is scheduled to vote on tuesday on whether to advance robert kennedy jr's nomination to lead the department of health and human services. now, if confirmed, kennedy would run the department that oversees more than $3 trillion in health care spending, including agencies such as the food and drug administration. during his confirmation hearing last week, kennedy junior faced scrutiny from some senators about his past comments criticizing vaccines. the new department of efficiency has gained access to sensitive treasury data that does include social security and medicare customer payment systems. this move means the department, led by elon musk, could potentially access taxpayer data later on. doge has been assigned to slash the federal budget, budget and senate finance committee membe

. >> in napa, sonoma, woolsey fire here in l.a., lahaina.eah, this one is larger than those. >> but this time around, another danger lurking amidst the rubble, partially damaged batteries. >> inside that battery, it can get hot and the gas can ignite and cause a fire. >> just on its. >> own. on its own. and if you watch videos of this, they look like little roman candles. if you're familiar with that firework and the fire comes out like a jet from the battery, and it can be very harmful. >> once epa crews remove these dangerous items and dispose of them safely, phase one is complete. what happens after that? >> once that phase one is fully completed. phase two can start, which is either public or private. contractors will come in and remove the debris from each property. >> the scope of the disaster and the magnitude of the work ahead now coming into focus on these blocks. gas and power just starting to come back online. beyond them, thousand more residences await. how long to complete all of the eaton fire area? i mean, this is it's a whole

there's never been a wildfire in the state of hawaii anything like what happened in lahaina. whole town burnt to the ground, 2,200 structures. and not even a whole -- and in not even a whole night. like three hours. western north carolina, towns that were literally considered -- like they call them climate havens. so all the people that try to predict weather partners's patterns, this is one of the few places that is probably safe from a climate-driven disaster. i feel really bad. thom tillis has been working really hard to get some resources for people in western north carolina because frankly a lot of people have been to lahaina and it was one discreet beautiful town that holds a lot of -- a lot of people have a special place in her that is right for the town of lahaina, and they should. but most people have not been to western north carolina and all ever these towns are small. 500 here, 700 there, 75 -- it's small. add it it up, and it's lots and lots of people. preparedness grants are what they sound like. they help a town or a community to when disaster hits to not get w

even other fires in malibu, certainly lahaina, maui. >> now ten days ago, president trump went to seeravaged areas in pacific palisades, and he signed an executive order directing the epa to remove all hazardous materials within 30 days. those materials include chemicals for pesticides, paint, and lithium ion batteries. >> the survivors and heroes of the los angeles fires were center stage at the grammy awards last night. the biggest award went to an album that drew praise and controversy upon its release. >> the grammy goes to. cowboy cowboy carter. beyonce. >> beyonce took home album of the year for cowboy carter, which received very little play on country radio stations. it's the first time she's won album of the year. the award was given by a group of los angeles firefighters. through the ceremony, viewers were asked to donate to fire. >> survivors. and rebuild together. because we are la strong. >> the telecast raised more than $7 million for charities. other major winners. best new artist went to chapel road. record and song of the year went to kendrick lamar for not like us. >>

. >> napa sonoma, woolsey fire here in l.a., lahaina. yeah, this one is larger than those. >> but this time around, another danger lurking amidst the rubble, partially damaged batteries. >> inside that battery. it can get hot and the gas can ignite and cause a fire. >> just on its. >> own, on its own. and if you watch videos of this, they look like little roman candles. if you're familiar with that firework and the fire comes out like a jet from the battery, and it can be very harmful. >> once epa crews remove these dangerous items and dispose of them safely, phase one is complete. what happens after that? >> once that phase one is fully completed, phase two can start, which is either public or private. contractors will come in and remove the debris from each property. >> the scope of the disaster and the magnitude of the work ahead now coming into focus on these blocks, gas and power just starting to come back online. beyond them, thousand more residences await. how long to complete all of the eaton fire area? i mean, this is it's a who

let's think about the fire that took place in lahaina, hawaii.roughly 2000 structures and that took four months to clean up. the los angeles fires are far more massive, and we're looking at anywhere between 9 to 15,000 structures that have to be cleaned up in a month. so the mere scale of that is extraordinary, and ensuring that it's done safely and well. i think that's the point that we have to focus on, because the safely handle this crisis and protect the health of communities, it is essential that we communicate very clearly and transparently with these communities because the goal here is to reduce the harm at every step of this process and to do the job right until the job is done. so that's going to require us to really look, assess and think through it step by step. but more importantly, listen to the people who are living in the spaces that are impacted by both these burns and the toxic chemicals. >> and then add to that what we talked about at the top, which is there's going to be big rains, right? and protests actually broke out this w

lahaina. um, yeah. this one is larger than those. >> but this time around, another danger lurking amidst the rubble, partially damaged batteries. >> inside that battery, it can get hot and the gas can ignite and cause a fire. >> just on its own. >> on its own. and if you watch videos of this, they look like little roman candles. if you're familiar with that firework, and the fire comes out like a jet from the battery, and it can be very harmful. >> once epa crews remove these dangerous items and dispose of them safely, phase one is complete. >> what happens. >> after that? >> once that phase one is fully completed. phase two can start, which is either public or private. contractors will come in and remove the debris from each property. >> the scope of the disaster and the magnitude of the work ahead now coming into focus on these blocks. gas and power just starting to come back online. beyond them, thousand more residences await. how long to complete all of the eaton fire area? i mean, this is it's a wh

. >> napa sonoma, woolsey fire here in l.a., lahaina. um, yeah, this one is larger than those. >> but this time around, another danger lurking amidst the rubble, partially damaged batteries. >> inside that battery, it can get hot and the gas can ignite and cause a fire. >> just on its own. >> on its own. and if you watch videos of this, they look. like roman candles. if you're familiar with that firework, and the fire comes out like a jet from the battery, and it can be very harmful. >> once epa crews remove these dangerous items and dispose of them safely, phase one is complete. what happens after that? >> once that phase one is fully completed. phase two can start, which is either public or private. contractors will come in and remove the debris from each property. >> the scope of the disaster and the magnitude of the work ahead now coming into focus on these blocks. gas and power just starting to come back online. beyond them, thousands more residences await. how long to complete all of the eaton fire area? i mean, this is it's a whol

the town of lahaina burned down. county of maui is kind of small, a couple hundred thousand people.t's not a poor county. it has some tax base and all the rest of it, but it's not capable to respond to a disaster where a whole town burned down, was incinerated to the ground in like three hours. 2,200 structures. 2,200 structures basically between 6 and midnight, all of them gone. 110, 109 lives lost. and so the federal government comes in. this is how a disaster declaration works. the county or the state submits something to the president of the united states and basically says we can't handle this. this disaster is bigger than our ability to handle it. then the president assigns a disaster declaration. that releases fema to go and be on the scene. if there's no fema, there's no recovery. fema prevented, i got into some fights with fema about the way they're doing it but they're good humans trying their very best to alleviate suffering. in the immediate wake of those wildfires, nobody went hungry, nobody lacked a place to live, and it's going to be a long recovery but people's most

lahaina, maui. >> president trump went to the fire ravaged areas in pacific palisades ten days ago.ned an executive order directing the epa to remove all hazardous materials within 30 days. those materials include chemicals for pesticides, paint and lithium ion batteries. >> the grammys went on as planned in los angeles, despite concerns that they would be canceled because of the wildfires. >> it was the biggest night of the music industry. it was transformed into a time to spotlight the city and the wildlife. wildfire relief and recovery efforts. reporter ashley dvorkin tells us more. >> the 67th annual grammy award, honoring music of the past year while raising support for those affected by the l.a. wildfires. >> it's often said that in the darkest times, the best of humanity shines through, and the people of los angeles right now are a perfect example of that. >> host trevor noah opened by sharing how the telecast would honor the resilience of the city of los angeles. donations were encouraged throughout the show to the music cares fire relief fund. >> we will recover and rebuild

chen i director hemminger hemminger director henderson henderson i director lindsey i nci director lahaina i know i charter i love i tarlov i that motion passes congratulations director kahana thank you. >> thank you everyone if i could now please request that director star lovin cooking and take your new seats before we continue the meeting. >> thank you. >> yeah. yeah. >> all right, directors, is there any additional new or unfinished business? we will now open public comment . >> we could actually close that public comment since there was no additional comment from the board members and move on to the next item. thank you. yeah. places you want item nine general public comment. members of the public may address the board of directors on matters that are within the board's jurisdiction and are not on today's calendar. i do have several speaker cards mark grunberg, alito dupri, bob finebaum, stephanie lehman. >> any of those persons can come up and we could start queuing on the tv side. >> yeah. board members congratulations chair tarlov mark greenberg with the san francisco taxi workers