First Name | Katherine |
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Last Name | Funes |
Email Address | kfunes@rosefdn.org |
Affiliation | New Voices Are Rising/Rose Foundation |
Subject | Public Comment for: ab617infoupdate2020 |
Comment | My name is Katherine Funes and I am currently a resident of Oakland living in East Oakland. It has been great seeing the AB617 work coming out of the West Oakland process, and it is necessary the AB617 process expand to encompass East Oakland as well. Many of the sources of air pollution that impact West Oakland communities also carry over to East Oakland. These similarities along with the unique set of pollution sources in East Oakland are having and have been having detrimental effects on the low-income, Black/Indigenous/People of color, immigrant, and disabled communities that call East Oakland home. It is especially imperative that you work to support designating East Oakland an AB617 community because these communities are also experiencing COVID-19 rates up to twice the rate of the statewide average. COVID-19 further exacerbates the onslaught of respiratory illnesses and complications already heavily present in East Oakland. This community did not expect to wait this long for AB617 status and it cannot continue to wait - you must work with the BAAQMD to make this type of investment in bettering the air in our community possible. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2020-09-24 15:08:11 |
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