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document July 26, 2019

Title VI Voluntary Resolution – Port of Oakland

Resolution of Administrative Complaints

As recipients of federal funds, the City and Port of Oakland have an obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to avoid causing an unjustified unequal impact on the basis of race. (Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice)
Press Release April 5, 2017

Community Group Alleges Civil Rights Violations by the City and Port of Oakland in Complaint to Federal Government

Growth of diesel-powered freight inflicts unequal impacts of asthma and other health problems on the historically black community of West Oakland

document April 4, 2017

Legal Document: Community Group Alleges Civil Rights Violations by the City and Port of Oakland in Complaint to Federal Government

On behalf of the communities of West Oakland, the West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project submits this Complaint regarding the City of Oakland’s pattern of neglect and systemic disregard for the health and wellbeing of West Oakland’s residents, as demonstrated by its continuous authorizations of expanded freight infrastructure activities at the Port of Oakland and the former Oakland Army Base while failing to ensure adequate health and safety protections for the surrounding community.