Date

Thursday, September 08, 2022

The Air District, in partnership with the Communities for a Better Environment and the East Oakland community, will convene a community steering committee kick-off meeting on Thursday, September 15, at 6 PM. 

Spare the Air Status

The community steering committee will meet monthly to develop a Community Emissions Reduction Plan as part of the Assembly Bill 617 program. The community-led CERP will outline a strategic plan to improve air quality and public health throughout impacted communities of East Oakland.

WHO: Bay Area Air Quality Management District, in partnership with the Communities for a Better Environment and the East Oakland community

WHAT: East Oakland Community Emissions Reduction Plan community steering committee kick-off meeting

WHEN: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 6 – 8 PM

WHERE: Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85787941453

After successful advocacy by residents, East Oakland has been identified by the Air District and California Air Resources Board as a priority community to create a CERP guided by a newly formed steering committee. The Air District partnered with Communities for a Better Environment to reach out to East Oakland residents, organizations and stakeholders to form the community steering committee.

This community-led process builds upon decades of work to address areas of concentrated air pollution, environmental racism and the cumulative impacts of poor air quality. Additionally, the CERP will employ innovative solutions that will lead to measurable improvements in air quality, community health and overall quality of life in East Oakland.

The members for the community steering committee include:

Aiyanna Johnson
Andrea Pineda
Andria Blackmon 
Autumn Gibson
Carol Corr
Ms. Cecilia Cunningham
Charles Reed
Colleen Liang
Cynthia Gutierrez 
Danny Scott 
Esther Goolsby
Gabrielle Sloane-Law
Guadalupe Gonzalez 
Jamaica Sowell
Jamie Schecter
Jasmine Gonzalez
Khalilha Haynes, City of Oakland
Kimi Watkins-Tartt, Alameda County Public Health
Marina Munoz
Merika Reagan
Mykela Patton
Shamar Theus 
Susan Goolsby
William Crotinger 
Xochitl Diaz-Suarez  

View East Oakland Community Emissions Reduction Plan web page.

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Last Updated: 9/8/2022