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Committee sends Environmental Justice Framework and General Plan introduction to full board
Summary
The Planning Department presented a community‑informed Environmental Justice Framework and an EJ Communities map to meet SB 1000 requirements; after questions about mapping methodology and implementation the committee voted 3–0 to forward the framework and updated General Plan introduction to the Board with a positive recommendation.
The Planning Department presented the proposed Environmental Justice (EJ) Framework and an updated General Plan introduction developed over three years with extensive community outreach. Lisa Chen, principal planner, described the EJ Communities map — a local supplement layered on CalEnviroScreen data — and explained how planning staff incorporated local air‑pollution, income and demographic layers to identify neighborhoods experiencing…
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