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Public Review Draft <br />Page 8 San Leandro 2021 Climate Action Plan <br />GUIDING PRINCIPLES <br />The City of San Leandro prepared this CAP in accordance with a set of principles that are globally <br />applicable to climate action planning work. These principles include a comprehensive and <br />integrated approach that is ambitious while also being relevant and actionable, an engagement <br />effort that is fair and inclusive, and analyses and reports that are evidence-based, transparent, and <br />verifiable. Beyond these principles, this CAP is centered around the principle of equity, which is <br />central to the community members of San Leandro. <br />Statement of Land Acknowledgement <br />We acknowledge that this work occurs in Huchiun 23, on unceded Lisjan territory, the ancestral <br />homelands of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people. The Confederated Villages of Lisjan is one <br />of the many Ohlone tribes that lived for hundreds of years on the land now known as the East Bay <br />of the San Francisco Bay Area. The Lisjan are made up of the seven tribes who were forcibly <br />removed from their lands: Lisjan (Ohlone), Karkin (Ohlone), Bay Miwok, Plains Miwok, Wappo, <br />Delta Yokut, and Napian (Patwin). Their territory includes Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, <br />and San Joaquin counties, and they are directly tied to the “Indian Town” census of the 1920s and <br />the Verona Band. <br />As part of centering equity and justice in climate action, we are uplifting Indigenous wisdom and <br />connection to the land. It is important not only to acknowledge the history of violence against <br />Indigenous people, and their resilience to survive these acts, but also to recognize that Ohlone <br />people are alive and flourishing members of the San Leandro and broader Bay Area communities <br />today. We uplift Indigenous cultural practices and traditions as critical solutions to the climate crisis. <br />In moving forward together with Indigenous people, we hope to begin rematriating the land and <br />healing our communities. <br />Why the City Centers Equity and Justice <br />Climate change is a complex threat that aggravates the existing social inequities within society <br />today. Systemic racism and classism result in increased vulnerability to climate hazards and <br />decreased capability to adapt for people of color, immigrants, refugees, and lower-income <br />residents, often referred to as frontline communities. Many of these inequities are a direct result of <br />government policy and decision making. It is necessary to address the systemic changes and <br />broadly lead with racial and social justice. Local governments can best support communities by <br />ensuring an equitable, community-driven planning process that empowers those most impacted to <br />take part in decision making, fairly distributing benefits and burdens of climate action, and <br />addressing these systemic factors for long-term social change. As described later, the City of San <br />Leandro Sustainability Office started sowing these seeds through strong relationships and <br />partnership building in the community to ensure that all voices are heard, and benefits get to people <br />who need them most. <br />52