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Environmental Justice Element of Unincorporated Alameda County
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Alameda County's Environmental Justice Element
In response to Senate Bill 1000 (Levya, 2016), the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted the Environmental Justice (EJ) Element of the County General Plan on August 8, 2024, via Resolution R-2024-600. The EJ Element represents a shared value statement between the community and Alameda County, and affirms the commitment of the County and its agencies and departments to work cooperatively toward a just and inclusive future for the residents of the unincorporated communities. The 2024 EJ Element updates and replaces the 2015 Community Health and Wellness Element for Ashland and Cherryland, which is archived here (archive item).
The adopted EJ Element is available here:
- Environmental Justice Element (adopted August 2024)
- EJ Element Appendix A: Implementation Table of EJ Element Actions
- EJ Element Appendix B: Community Engagement Plan
Civic engagement and community participation were central to the development of the EJ Element:
An archive of EJ Element outreach efforts with residents, community-based organizations, and public agencies is available here.
An archive of earlier drafts of the EJ Element is available here.
Alameda County's EJ Priority Communities
The Board of Supervisors has identified the unincorporated communities of Ashland, Cherryland, Hayward Acres, San Lorenzo, and southwestern Castro Valley as the County's EJ "Priority Communities". These communities are pictured on the map below.
EJ Element Implementation
The EJ Element's implementation framework includes a commitment to annual progress reporting. Beginning with reporting year 2025, the Planning Department will produce annual EJ Implementation Status reports that will be delivered to advisory bodies and transmitted to the state with the County's General Plan Annual Report:
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Staff Contact
Ali Abbors, Senior Planner
alison.abbors@acgov.org
510-670-5428