The City of Oakland continues working with California Waste Solutions and CASS, Inc. to relocate operations to the former Oakland Army Base and works with the property owners and local residents to redevelop the former sites in West Oakland with new business and light industrial uses that fit into a green economy.

Oakland City Council approved land use entitlements to allow CWS to establish its recycling facility on the City's land at the former Oakland Army Base (now the Gateway Industrial District). This transfer of parcel ownership to CWS will relocate a source of air pollution from the residential community of West Oakland to industrial lands. In 2021, the Subcommittee continued to work with the City to identify incentives, as well as to help develop criteria for suitable relocation sites for CASS and

The Air District will continue to engage in environmental review processes for development projects in West Oakland, such as the Oakland A’s Ballpark and the MacArthur Maze Vertical Clearance Project, including coordinating with community partners and lead agency staff, providing data and technical assistance, and reviewing and commenting on CEQA documents through 2025.

Air District reviewed DEIR for Turning Basin and submitted a comment letter on December 18, 2023 link to comment letter: https://www.baaqmd.gov/~/media/files/planning-and-research/ceqa-letters/2023/baaqmd_turning_basins_widening_deir_comment_letter121823-pdf.pdf?rev=e4e35c8c15b7481d87ea20c82279d69d Caltrans released the solicitation for the study but received no bid from contractors by the December 2023 deadline. Caltrans is now modifying the scope (focusing on the proposed community engageme