Comprised of neighborhood residents, city and county officials, and local businesses, the West Oakland Community Action Plan (WOCAP) Steering Committee oversees and advises on implementation of the Owning Our Air community action plan.
February recap
This month’s meeting centered around our Prescott Greening project, which uses creative design approaches to improve the air in one of West Oakland’s riskiest air pollution hot spots. WOEIP is partnering with Hyphae Design Lab to design living landscapes for the Prescott neighborhood using advanced modeling technology.
- We learned about the science of modeling. Modeling helps us predict the difference between different designs, without having to build and test each option to see what works best. Modeling will help answer questions like: Which trees absorb the most pollution? How far away from the road should we plant them to maximize their benefits?
- The project area focuses on Frontage Road between 7th St and 16th St. This is a busy truck route where several new housing developments are planned. It’s an important place to reduce air pollution to keep residents safe. Hyphae presented plans for a “road diet” through green design interventions that force drivers to slow down and pay attention.
- Finally, Hyphae walked us through a few potential redesigns of Frontage Road. Participants brought up a variety of preferences and considerations. Many participants liked designs that had a big buffer of trees between trucks and pedestrians, and created a multi-use path for walking and biking.
The next round of designs will incorporate this community feedback. We will share these next drafts out at a future meeting as we continue to finalize designs.
About the committee
The WOCAP Steering Committee is comprised of neighborhood residents, independent technical advisors, city and county officials, and local business representatives. The committee meets on the first Wednesday of each month and attendance is open to the public.
Community
Rev. Ambrose Carroll
Resident/Green the Church
Alvirdia Owens
Resident
Robert Phillips
West Oakland Health Center
Leila Yasmin Saddat
West Oakland Health Center
Nonprofit and
technical Advisors
Richard Grow
Resident (US EPA, retired)
Brent Bucknam
Hyphae Labs/Urban Biofilter
David Wooley
UC Berkeley
Local business
Bill Aboudi
AB Trucking
Government
Adriana Alvarado
Alameda County Public Health
Laura Arreola
Alt: Amy Tharpe
Port of Oakland
Khalilha Haynes
City of Oakland
Matt Hoeft
EBMUD
Soni Johnson
Alameda County
Kevin Krewson
Caltrans
Tram Nguyen
Alt: Adriana Alvarado
Alameda County Public Health
Cathy DeLuca
Alt: Colin Piethe and Celina Chan
Oakland Dept. of Transportation
Tamera White
Alameda Country Transportation Commission/GoPort (consulting)
Lily Wu
CalEPA
Get involved!
Anyone can attend the monthly Steering Committee meeting! If you’d like to get more involved, joining the Steering Committee as a voting member is a wonderful opportunity for West Oakland residents and advocates to learn more and influence the fight for environmental justice in West Oakland. Email us to learn more.
Meetings & documents
Outreach Documents
Steering Committee members are encouraged to use the following documents when engaging with the public about WOCAP.
2024
There was no meeting in January 2024.
February 7, 2024
Meeting documents:
- Meeting agenda (PDF)
- Meeting slides (PDF)
- Breakout discussion notes (Miro board)
Resources shared during the meeting:
- Frontage Road Study conducted by the City and Port of Oakland
2023
There was no meeting in Jan, Feb, July, and Nov of 2023.
December 7, 2023
Driving rain and early sunsets couldn’t keep people away from our first in-person WOCAP gathering since the pandemic. Nearly 150 people showed up to participate in our end-of-year celebration of the West Oakland Community Action Plan. We were deeply inspired by keynote speaker Christina Garcia, co-author of the AB617 legislation that sparked the West Oakland Community Action Plan, and her fight to set a new bar for community self-determination in air policy development.
We heard over and over again from attendees how much people enjoyed interacting with the many partner organizations and agency staff who we’ve collaborated with over the past several years of WOCAP work. It was a joy to share the work—and each others’ company.
October 4, 2023
September 6, 2023
Documents and resources
- Agenda (PDF) and meeting slides (PDF)
- Environmental Enforcement Cheat Sheet (PDF)
- WOEIP’s Schnitzer backgrounder and community impact survey
- Outline of CARB’s enforcement process ↗️ and it’s latest Truck Inspection Summary (PDF)
August 2, 2023
Documents and resources
- Agenda and meeting slides
- WOCAP Glossary
- List of WOCAP strategies on woeip.org (view on desktop to filter by topic)
- Strategy Updates Cheat Sheet
- Strategies Update Q2 2023 spreadsheet
June 7, 2023
Documents and resources
- Agenda and meeting slides
- Oakland General Plan: Environmental Justice Element documents
May 3, 2023
Documents and resources
- Agenda and meeting slides
- Oakland General Plan: Environmental Justice Element documents
- Environmental enforcement cheat sheet
Action items for Steering Committee members
- Steering Committee members have until Sunday, May 7 to provide final feedback on the Draft Planning Code Amendments Related to WOCAP Strategies comments that will be submitted to the City on the Steering Committee’s behalf. Please submit your feedback to Alicia Parker (aparker@baaqmd.gov).
- We will continue to discuss the WOCAP/air quality related policies at the June meeting. If you want to help us design June’s discussion/activity, please reach out to Beth Altshuler Munoz (BethAltMunoz@gmail.com).
April 5, 2023
March 1, 2023
2022
There was no meeting in August 2022
Dec. 7, 2022
Nov 2, 2022
Due to technical difficulties, this meeting’s recording is not available.
Documents
- Slides
- Meeting minutes
- Residential Electrification 101 presentation slides