The Governor's Office of Planning and Research is conducting a webinar covering Senate Bill 1000 as part of OPR's new Webinar Wednesdays series on July 22, 2020 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm. OPR Planning and Community Development Manager Erik de Kok will discuss the most recent update of California General Plan Guidelines for Environmental Justice.
OPR has updated the General Plan Guidelines to include revised guidance on environmental justice (EJ) in response to SB 1000. This document includes guidance on how to coordinate preparation of an EJ element with other statutory requirements to address climate change. The resource, along with an accompanying example policy language document and set of EJ case studies, may be found on OPR's General Plan Guidelines webpage.
SB 1000 requires local jurisdictions to update their general plans to address Environmental Justice. For any questions regarding SB 1000 or the EJ element guidance, please email SB1000@opr.ca.gov.