The city of Oakland is seeking public input on its first 'Environmental Justice Element,' a new city blueprint which seeks to rectify past policies that have contributed higher levels of pollution in Oakland’s predominantly Black and low-income communities.
," a new city blueprint which seeks to rectify past policies that have contributed higher levels of pollution in Oakland’s predominantly Black and low-income communities.
The report has found the largest amounts of pollution lay mostly in historically redlined communities – the flatlands of Oakland which were barred from federal housing loans from the 1930s-1960s. The areas with the largest amount of pollution include Downtown Oakland, Jingletown, Brookfield Village, Chinatown, Jack London Square, and the Hoover-Foster area.
This map shows the life expectancy rates among Oakland's various census tracts. Darker areas feature lower life expectancy.
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