Welcome
Welcome to the Senate Bill 1000 (SB 1000) Equity Toolkit produced by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and the San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG). Scroll down to explore the toolkit’s general plan policy tools, such as model Environmental Justice Element language, or go straight to the data dashboards to identify San Bernardino County’s Priority Equity Communities.
Click the button below to take a deeper dive into SB 1000 and the design of this toolkit.
Toolkit Overview
What is SB 1000?
SB 1000 is the Planning for Healthy Communities Act. It was signed into law in 2016. SB 1000 requires cities and counties to identify “Disadvantaged Communities” (DACs) within their boundaries. Disadvantaged Communities are low-income communities that are near polluting sources and have higher health risks, such as being next to a major freeway and having high asthma rates.
Why use SB 1000?
SB 1000 ensures environmental justice is part of the land use planning process. Land use planning determines what kind of uses—from residential, to commercial, to industrial—are allowed in a community. These uses can then have an impact on what a community has access and is exposed to, such as how far a park is or how near a polluting facility is from a community.
By centering environmental justice in this process, SB 1000 works to improve equity and to reduce the higher pollution exposure and health burdens in low-income communities and communities of color.
What does it mean for my community?
Throughout every step of the land use planning process, cities and counties must actively engage disadvantaged community members and build deep, ongoing, and trust-based relationships to co-create policy solutions to long-standing inequities.
By reducing pollution and improving access to health-promoting amenities, SB 1000 creates places that foster positive health outcomes for all who live, work, and play in them.
What are PECs?
According to State law, a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) is defined as “a low-income area that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation”. SBCTA and SBCOG refers to DACs as “Priority Equity Communities” (PECs) in order to align with the terminology developed by the Southern California Association of Governments and to center equitable investments as part of the SB 1000 process. To comply with SB 1000, cities and counties must conduct a technical analysis to identify any PECs within their geographic boundaries using methodology outlined in State guidance by the Office of Planning and Research (OPR). This technical analysis must be complemented with authentic engagement of residents from the identified PECs.
What is Environmental Justice or “EJ”?
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.About the Toolkit
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and the San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) developed this toolkit with funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Regional Early Action Planning grant program. The goal of the toolkit was to develop a regionally specific SB 1000 toolkit to support local jurisdictions with implementation of SB 1000. The toolkit was informed by input and feedback from stakeholders across the region, including jurisdictions and non-profit organizations, as well as from across the State, including the Office of Planning and Research and the Office of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Environmental Justice.
What is SB 1000?
SB 1000 is the Planning for Healthy Communities Act. It was signed into law in 2016. SB 1000 requires cities and counties to identify “Disadvantaged Communities” (DACs) within their boundaries. Disadvantaged Communities are low-income communities that are near polluting sources and have higher health risks, such as being next to a major freeway and having high asthma rates.
Why use SB 1000?
SB 1000 ensures environmental justice is part of the land use planning process. Land use planning determines what kind of uses—from residential, to commercial, to industrial—are allowed in a community. These uses can then have an impact on what a community has access and is exposed to, such as how far a park is or how near a polluting facility is from a community.
By centering environmental justice in this process, SB 1000 works to improve equity and to reduce the higher pollution exposure and health burdens in low-income communities and communities of color.
What does it mean for my community?
Throughout every step of the land use planning process, cities and counties must actively engage disadvantaged community members and build deep, ongoing, and trust-based relationships to co-create policy solutions to long-standing inequities.
By reducing pollution and improving access to health-promoting amenities, SB 1000 creates places that foster positive health outcomes for all who live, work, and play in them.
What are PECs?
According to State law, a Disadvantaged Community (DAC) is defined as “a low-income area that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation”. SBCTA and SBCOG refers to DACs as “Priority Equity Communities” (PECs) in order to align with the terminology developed by the Southern California Association of Governments and to center equitable investments as part of the SB 1000 process. To comply with SB 1000, cities and counties must conduct a technical analysis to identify any PECs within their geographic boundaries using methodology outlined in State guidance by the Office of Planning and Research (OPR). This technical analysis must be complemented with authentic engagement of residents from the identified PECs.
What is Environmental Justice or “EJ”?
The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies.About the Toolkit
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) and the San Bernardino Council of Governments (SBCOG) developed this toolkit with funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s Regional Early Action Planning grant program. The goal of the toolkit was to develop a regionally specific SB 1000 toolkit to support local jurisdictions with implementation of SB 1000. The toolkit was informed by input and feedback from stakeholders across the region, including jurisdictions and non-profit organizations, as well as from across the State, including the Office of Planning and Research and the Office of the Attorney General’s Bureau of Environmental Justice.
Use the Tools
EJ Plan Builder
This tool provides model language of environmental justice goals, policies, and implementation actions that address each of the six topic areas required by SB 1000 (i.e., pollution exposure, public facilities, food access, safe and sanitary homes, physical activity, and civic engagement).
Local jurisdictions are encouraged to leverage this model language as a reference while developing their own EJ Elements, yet should still tailor the language to match their local community’s vision for environmental justice and health equity.
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Data Tools
SB 1000 requires using multiple data sources to identify Priority Equity Communities (PEC) and better understand what unique or compounded health risks they face as a result of disproportionate exposure to pollution and environmental effects.
This page includes interactive maps and dashboards to help support jurisdictions and other stakeholders with identifying health and environmental inequities in San Bernardino County and inform ways to reduce and eliminate them. These tools identify PECs and provide a comparative analysis of PECs across the region. All data is publicly available and downloadable.
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Resource Library
This page includes several tools and resources that staff of local jurisdictions can use throughout the EJ Element process, such as SB 1000 factsheets and an Equity Assessment Tool.
Disclaimer: The data presented in these applications was created by SBCTA, SBCOG, and R+A for planning purposes only; the applications were designed and are operated solely for the convenience of the local and regional jurisdictions and their related entities. SBCTA, SBCOG, and R+A does not warrant the accuracy of the data presented. By entering this site, you acknowledge that SBCTA, SBCOG, and R+A will not be responsible for any damage, loss or injury resulting from use of the information herein. Site users agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SBCTA, SBCOG, and R+A, its directors, officers and employees, from and against any and all actions, damages, costs, liabilities, claims, demands, losses, judgments, penalties, costs and expenses, including attorney’s fees, arising out of, or in any way connected with, the use of the applications and/or the data contained therein.
