The California Department of Justice has issued new guidance to
assist local governments in implementing and complying
with Senate
Bill 1000 (Leyva).
Senate Bill 1000 requires every California city and county that
contains a disadvantaged community to address environmental
justice in their General Plan. This includes identifying policies
to reduce the unique or compounded health risks in environmental
justice communities, prioritizing programs that address the needs
of these communities, and promoting community engagement in
decision-making processes.
The guidance (English
and
Spanish) provides methodologies and tools for community
engagement, ways to identify environmental justice communities,
and best practices in creating good environmental justice
policies.
