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  - Health costs to Californians, so far this year, of port related pollution in California.
The Ports of LA  Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan passed in November 2006, and 1500 clean trucks service the ports.
Port Pollution Facts
  • In Long Beach, 20% of children under 17 have been diagnosed with asthma - nearly twice the national average.
  • $67 million: The cost of respiratory problems associated with ports in CA.
  • Diesel Exhaust is responsible for 84% of the cancer risk from air pollution in the Southern California Air Basin.
  • $19 BILLION: Cost on health system due to port pollution. average.
  • Each day the Port of LA emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.
  • 2,400 - Estimated number of premature deaths caused by diesel emissions.
  • 800,000: Number of children that pollution reduction could save from lung disease.
  • Each day the Port of Los Angeles emits over 30 tons of NOx, while a half a million cars emits less than 24 tons and the average power plant emits less than 5 tons.

Oakland

Port of Oakland

The Port of Oakland occupies 19 miles of waterfront on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay, with about 900 acres devoted to maritime activities and another 2,600 acres devoted to aviation activities.  It is the 2nd largest container port in the nation, and the 5th largest port in the globe. 

The Charter of the City of Oakland vests the Board of Port Commissioners with exclusive control and management of the Port Department. The Board consist of seven members nominated by the Mayor and appointed by the City Council for four year terms. Members must live in Oakland during their term and at least 30 days prior to their appointment. Members of the Board serve without salary or compensation.

Website:  http://www.portofoakland.com


Bay Area Air Quality Management District

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District -- the state's first regional agency dealing with air pollution - was created by the California Legislature in 1955.  The District's jurisdiction encompasses all of seven counties - Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Napa, and portions of two others - southwestern Solano and southern Sonoma.  The District is governed by a 22-member board that is made up of elected county and city representatives.

The Air District periodically prepares and updates plans to achieve the goal of healthy air. Typically, a plan will analyze emissions inventories (estimates of current and future emissions from industry, motor vehicles, and other sources) and combine that information with air monitoring data (used to assess progress in improving air quality) and computer modeling simulations to test future strategies to reduce emissions in order to achieve air quality standards. Air quality plans usually include measures to reduce air pollutant emissions from industrial facilities, commercial processes, motor vehicles, and other sources. Bay Area plans are prepared with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

Website:  http://www.baaqmd.gov


Association of Bay Area Governments

As the state-designated clearinghouse for reviewing state and federal projects, ABAG coordinates local proposals with state, regional and local plans, and manages specific planning programs. 

Website:  http://www.abag.ca.gov


Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Created by the state Legislature in 1970, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, coordinating and financing agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The Commission’s work is guided by a 19-member policy board. Fourteen commissioners are appointed directly by local elected officials (each of the five most populous counties has two representatives, with the board of supervisors selecting one representative, and the mayors of the cities within that county appointing another; the four remaining counties appoint one commissioner to represent both the cities and the board of supervisors). In addition, two members represent regional agencies — the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission. Finally, three nonvoting members have been appointed to represent federal and state transportation agencies and the federal housing department. Carrying out the Commission’s directives is a staff of some 130 persons headquartered at the Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter in Oakland, Calif.

MTC functions as both the regional transportation planning agency — a state designation – and, for federal purposes, as the region's metropolitan planning organization (MPO). As such, it is responsible for regularly updating the Regional Transportation Plan, a comprehensive blueprint for the development of mass transit, highway, airport, seaport, railroad, bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The Commission also screens requests from local agencies for state and federal grants for transportation projects to determine their compatibility with the plan. Adopted in February 2005, the most recent edition of this long-range plan, known as Transportation 2030, charts a new course for the agency, particularly with regard to promoting “smart growth” development patterns. Other adopted plans include the Regional Airport Planning, Regional Rail Plan, and the Regional Goods Movement Study.

Website:  http://www.mtc.ca.gov


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