California Air Resources Board Community Air Grants Project: This project has five aims. The first aim is to increase understanding of community needs around air quality and health. Community outreach is a central part of this aim. The second aim is to gather community feedback on challenges to understanding air pollution and environmental issues. Third is to empower communities within Vallejo to participate in decisions to fight air pollution and improve air quality. Fourth is to encourage learning about how and “green infrastructure” can provide solutions. Green infrastructure includes things like how we use local resources to support healthy air and other environmental improvements. Finally,…

PurpleAir monitors installed in Vallejo. The core team for this project includes: Dr. Nancy Piotrowski Dr. Trina Mackie Dr. Nicholas James Spada Dr. Eric Winegar Jimmy Sarmiento Ken Szutu Other individuals and community groups that supported us in this project: Jay Gunkelman Fresh Air Vallejo West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project St. Vincent’s Hill Neighborhood Coalition