This project involves a series of General Plan Amendments (GPAs) to integrate environmental justice policies and actions into Vallejo’s overall General Plan, in compliance with Senate Bill 1000 (SB 1000). SB 1000 requires cities to address the needs of disadvantaged communities by promoting equitable access to resources, improving public health outcomes, and reducing environmental burdens.
Through a recently awarded Environmental Justice Data Grant, Fresh Air Vallejo (FAV) — a local community-based environmental justice organization — is partnering with the City to amplify community voices and build local capacity to inform these policy updates. The initiative will enable FAV, its partners, and community members to collect, analyze, visualize, and share critical environmental and health data to inform the City's GPAs.