To stay permanently. But in the 1980s, that door was slammed shut. If we dont do something, no one will do it for us. If we need to walk three days for these had Congress People to wake up, thats what were going to do. Reporter the march will begin on saturday and it wont end until they reach downtown San Francisco. About 100 people will take part in the 40mile long hike, and if the protest doesnt wake people up, the music might. Is it difficult walking this much . With the music following us . No. I like it. Our legs are kind of tired, but its all right. It feels like youre a part of the movement in which you are and yeah it is super fun. Reporter but the cause couldnt be more serious. The protesters Want Congress to pass hr1511 known as the registry bill. The registry bill, all it says is if undocumented person has lived in the u. S. For at least seven years continuously, they may apply for legal permanent residency. Reporter it is basically the same deal offered to europeans with an
From cbs news bay area, thi is the afternoon edition. It is back to school in oakland, whats different for teachers this time around. Thousands of San Jose City workers vote to strike, the services that could take a hit. And an suv ends up in the river after an east bay sideshow. We hear from fed up neighbors. Good afternoon. Im elizabet cook. It was the first day of school for thousands of student in oakland unified. Lets get right to anne makovec with how people in the district are feeling to start the school year. This is all in the wake o that teacher strike in the spring, anne. Yeah. Certainly a chaotic en to last school year, but like Many School Districts around th country, oakland unified is still facing budget deficits an staffing shortages, but there i a lot of optimism in the bay areas second largest district. Roughly 34,000 Students Attend School in oakland and we talked to a bunch of parents at school like hoover elementary and Claremont Middle School and the said as much
Way to potentially cut down on wildfires or at least limit the fuel available for them to burn. As well hear, those efforts are facing a major roadblock. As you can tell, these woods had a small amount of logging within them. Reporter Jared Childress is one of just a handful of burn bosses in california who is certified to lead prescribed burns. What we need to be doing in california to help alleviate some of these wildfire problems is burning at a massive scale, you know, the million plus acre range, which were nowhere close to. Reporter jareds team works with land owners to safely clear outfields and forests by using what they call good fire. Slowly work the fire downhill against the direction the fire wants to go so that that dead down wood will slowly burn up. Reporter jared says prescribed burns are one of the most effective ways to prevent catastrophic wildfires because they get rid of all the flammable debris like leaves and dead wood lining the forest floor. The state wants to
This particular high-altitude exchange, according to organizers, marked a first for the program and the state by bringing together fire practitioners and professional foresters. The hope was to create interdisciplinary sparks between the two groups with potential to ignite new ideas and mutual understanding.
BurnBot, today announced it has raised $20 million in financing to expand its mechanized vegetation management and fuel treatment solutions to prevent destructive wildfires. The round was led by ReGen Ventures, with participation from Toyota Ventures, AmFam Ventures, Convective Capital, Blue Forest Asset Management, Skip Capital, Overture Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and Pathbreaker Ventures., , , , As the frequency and severity of wildfires increase, preventing mass devastation.