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In Los Altos Hills this week, wildfire risk and evacuation planning remain a top environmental concern, identified as the town’s most urgent existential threat by the local fire district. The district highlights wildfires, along with earthquakes, power outages, storms, and landslides, as primary hazards, emphasizing the danger posed by embers igniting homes and vegetation. Upcoming local environmental meetings include multiple sessions of the Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission scheduled for late August and early September, as well as a Sustainability Commission meeting in mid-September. These meetings will likely address ongoing waste reduction and sustainability initiatives in the city. What to watch: The Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission meetings on August 25 and 26 may introduce new proposals or updates on local recycling programs affecting Los Altos Hills residents.

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