The subcommittee on environment and Climate Change will now come to order. Today the subcommittee is holding aomd hearing entitled o time to Waste Solutions for americas broken recycling system. Due to the covid19 Public Health emergency todays hearing is being held remotely. All members and witnesses will be participating via videoconferencing. As part of our hearing microphones will be set on mute for eliminating inadvertent backgroundme noise. Members v and witnesses will ned to unmute your microphone each time you wish to speak. Since members are participating from different locations at todays hearing all recognition of members such as for questions will be in the order of subcommittee seniority. Documents for the record can be sent to the email address we provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing. The chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. To give our digital team some notice, its important t
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Probation. She pleaded no contest to stowing away on the southwest jet from san jose to los angeles. The next day she tried to get on another plane. She was arrested a number of times trying to sneak on to flights at sfo. The incident is now the focus of an investigation. The San Jose City Counsel Rules Committee voted to schedule a hearing on security. A 16yearold boy flew to hawaii in the wheel well of a jet. Some argue the city needs to take action. We need to increase the San Jose Police department presence at the airport and the Fire Department and take the necessary steps to secure the perimeters and staff will take care of that. The airports director says she will provide information on the security budget, more back ground on the breaches and spell out the responsibilities of various airport employees. That security hearing is scheduled for september 25. We are getting word in the past hour about new developments in a high profile case in martinez. Attorneys were brought back t
Career criminal or convicted criminal. He did time for assault and grand theft. The sheriff are too familiar with the 37yearold arrested in 1996 for stealing a car. In 2001 for battery. In january of this year, resisting arrest. He worked for a Construction Company last year and the police say the arrest was a mistake. Frustrating for the community in the sierras this individual has been arrested a number of times and now he is out committing crimes and has been involved in this fire. My brother would never intentionally do anything to harm the forest or wilderness or housing. Huntsman is held in jail on 10 million bail. The criminal compliment says he is charged with arson and aggravating factors. He will appear in court this afternoon. Evacuation orders are still in effect for weed, california, with a thousand homes lettened. 150 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. Firefighters got a break yesterday light rain. This morning the fire is at 479 acres 85 percent contained. Ca
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