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Community groups urge Vallejo planning commission to extend review of environmental justice element
Summary
Community groups represented by Fresh Air Vallejo told the Vallejo Planning Commission that the city's draft environmental justice element lacks meaningful outreach, measurable implementation and prioritization of disadvantaged neighborhoods and asked the commission to extend the 45-day public review so grant-funded outreach can inform the draft.
At a regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting, community groups pressed the city to延extend the public comment period for Vallejo's draft environmental justice (EJ) element and to strengthen the document before it goes to the City Council.
"Without stronger community engagement and clearer prioritization of disadvantaged communities, the proposed environmental justice element risks functioning primarily as procedural compliance," Dr. Lori Alio, speaking for Fresh Air Vallejo, told commissioners during the community forum. She said many policies currently use weak implementation language such as "encourage," "consider" or "investigate," and lack measurable timelines and accountability mechanisms required under…
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