Bay Area Air Quality Management District – Right to Breathe: East Oakland Community Air Quality Justice Plan (Project)
Summary
SCH Number
2026040151
Public Agency
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD)
Document Title
Bay Area Air Quality Management District – Right to Breathe: East Oakland Community Air Quality Justice Plan (Project)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/2/2026
Document Description
The Right to Breathe (RTB) Plan was co-developed by the Air District, East Oakland Community Steering Committee (CSC), Air District, California Air Resources Board (CARB), local governments, and key implementation partners to address the disproportionate pollution and health burdens in East Oakland. The RTB Plan was developed over a three-year period and centers community voice in the plan goals, major pollution sources and pollutants identified, and the strategies and actions to reduce local emissions and exposures.
At the core of the RTB Plan are strategies and actions designed to reduce air pollution and improve community health in East Oakland. Community concerns provided the foundation for strategy and action development. The RTB Plan’s 32 strategies and 105 actions are organized into six focus areas: Built Environment and Land Use, Commercial and Industrial Sources, Illegal Dumping, Trash and Odors, Public Health and Community Wellness, Transportation and Mobile Sources, and Urban Greening and Workforce Development. Strategies and actions in the plan will be implemented by the Air District, CARB, local governments, and the CSC to improve air quality and reduce public health and environmental impacts in the East Oakland area.
Contact Information
Name
Manuel Oliva
Agency Name
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Job Title
Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Multi-jurisdictional (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties, and the southern portions of Solano and Sonoma counties
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines section 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment
Reasons for Exemption
The RTB Plan has been adopted by the Air District, a regulatory agency, to benefit and protect the environment and the health of residents of the East Oakland area, and all the strategies and actions identified by the RTB Plan support these goals. Therefore, adoption of the RTB Plan is categorically exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15308. The Air District has determined no exceptions, laid out in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2, to the exemption apply. The project will not result in cumulative impacts but instead aims to reduce existing cumulative air quality impacts. Additionally, there are no unusual circumstances surrounding this project nor will it result in significant impacts. As noted in Appendix G to the RTB Plan, future actions taken pursuant to the RTB Plan (such as rulemaking) may result in impacts, but the plan merely calls for these proceedings to be initiated in the future. The RTB Plan does not identify nor commit to any specific rules or regulations. Accordingly, the result of such regulatory proceedings is uncertain, and any potential impacts are entirely speculative and not subject to CEQA.
County Clerks
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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