Community Air Protection Program (CAPP or AB 617)  

The communities of Portside (Sherman Heights, Logan Heights, Barrio Logan, and West National City) and International Border (San Ysidro and Otay Mesa East) have been nominated and approved by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to participate in the CAPP. Through this community-led program, established by AB 617, SDAPCD is working with these communities to identify and support actions to reduce air pollution and establish a comprehensive air quality monitoring network.

Environmental Justice Partnership (EJP)        

SDAPCD, in partnership with the San Diego County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and 8 local community-based organizations (CBOs) have come together as part of the EJG2G program (Environmental Justice Government-to-Government Program) to address elevated levels of PM2.5 exposure in selected environmental justice (EJ) communities in San Diego County. This program will utilize education and participatory planning to have community members identify air quality issues, engage additional agencies and jurisdictions, and co-develop solutions to address these issues. Additionally, this effort will expand our air pollution monitoring network through the installation of sensor-based monitors throughout EJ communities Countywide. The program will also include the establishment of a new regional, air-quality-focused Environmental Justice Working Group, convened in partnership with the County of San Diego Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice.

San Diego - Tijuana Air Quality Task Force 

Under the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA's) Border 2025 Program USEPA’s, the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD) serves as the Co-Chair for the San Diego-Tijuana Air Quality Task Force, while the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District (ICAPCD) serves as the Co-Chair for the Imperial-Mexicali Air Quality Task Force. Together, these Air Quality Task Forces coordinate with regional and other stakeholders to explore measures to improve border region air quality, with CARB as a participating member of the Task Forces. This collaboration leads to binational coordination of actions in San Diego and Imperial Counties and air basins. For more information click here.