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My name is Sharon Morris, and I am a resident of San Leandro. The
following are my comments on board item act19. 

Here in California, it has become increasingly important to advance
health-protecting, life-saving pollution protections like the
Advanced Clean Truck rule. Weve long known that our air quality
crisis leaves many Californians gasping for breath, and worsens and
shortens lives. In light of new research from Harvard that connects
COVID-19 mortality to long-term exposure to air pollution, shifting
heavy polluters like diesel trucks in the state to zero emissions
solutions has taken a new significance.

Please pass a strong Advanced Clean Truck rule, as well as other
transportation regulations that will promote a zero-emissions
future. We cant afford the failure to advance on key public health
measures during a public health crisis.  

California has long proven that we can clean our air and protect
our climate while providing a strong economy. Regulations like the
Advanced Clean Truck rule can spur thousands of new clean energy
jobs. Such jobs will have an important effect on Californias
economic recovery while they save all Californians from the
economic toll of lost workdays and the healthcare costs of
pollution-related illness.    Everyone should participate in
working to improve Californias air quality and the health of our
lungs as we face challenges to public health in the Golden State
unlike anything most of us have experienced.