County committee lists positions on state bills; public health commissioner urges support for Clean Cars for All

At its July 1 meeting, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors personnel, administration and legislative committee reviewed a set of state bills and heard a public comment urging support for the Clean Cars for All program.

The committee chair read a list of bills for which the Alameda County Health Care Agency requested positions. The transcript lists several bill identifiers as read aloud by the chair (examples as spoken in the transcript: "AB 18 31," "AB 20 75," "AB 22 39," "AB 2,319," "AB 21 thing," "AB 24 28," "AB 27 40," and "SB 11 80"). The chair summarized that the Health Care Agency requested support for seven items and recommended opposing the Resident Access Protection Act (listed in the transcript as AB 20 75). The chair asked if there were questions or comments and recorded none.

During public comment, Cynthia Prieto Diaz identified herself as an at-large Alameda County Public Health Commissioner and a resident and urged the board’s support for AB2401, the Clean Cars for All program. "This bill, to the best of my knowledge, will build upon the statewide program, ensuring that progress is measurable and accessible with an emphasis on targeting lower-income communities and our communities that are overburdened by pollution," Prieto Diaz said. She said the program matters for Alameda County neighborhoods near busy freeway corridors, the airport and industrial areas and linked the measure to climate impacts and public-health risks such as asthma.

The committee took no formal votes on the Health Care Agency’s requested positions during the meeting. County staff present identified themselves for the record, including representatives from AC Health and the Social Services Agency. The meeting adjourned after the updates and public comment.

Sources: Chair’s reading of requested positions and public comment as recorded in the July 1 committee transcript.