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Dear Members of the Board:
 
We should adopt the Advanced Clean Truck regulation to meet the
goals set by the state, but more importantly to offer relief to the
disadvantaged communities that are disproportionally affected by
air pollution.

For example, despite a 31% decrease in black carbon levels
county-wide in San Diego for the first five weeks of the COVID-19
shut down, San Diego border and portside communities such as Barrio
Logan and San Ysidro did not see this same improvement. By the
third week, black carbon levels were back to normal mainly on
account of the heavy freight activity that is typically congregated
in these communities; 2,500 heavy duty trucks cross everyday on the
Otay Mesa Port of Entry.

By adopting this Advanced Clean Truck regulation, we will be able
to reduce levels of pollution in California and significantly
influence the health of disadvantaged communities that are always
disproportionately impacted.