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SDAPCD will be conducting a public hearing on June 8, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., before the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District Governing Board for the purpose of receiving public comments on an update on strategies and options under consideration to reduce indirect source emissions from warehouses, distribution centers, and ports in San Diego County.

This week, along with our partners, the San Diego Regional Chamber, CCE and CANACAR, we developed several action items for the Mexican government to assist in the Zero Emission transition process for heavy duty vehicles. The action items were sent to Ambassador Esteban Moctezuma since he graciously offered his assistance in elevating this important issue.

The California Air Resources Board approved the "Advanced Clean Fleet Regulations” last week. This massive regulation is meant to transition heavy duty trucks to zero emission by 2035. Unfortunately, transition steps start as early as next January and this massive effort was not done collaboratively with unique players, such as cross-border trade stakeholders. While the Chamber met several times ...

Thank you SANDAG and CTC for investing your expertise in analyzing the challenges and providing recommendations for the zero emission transition in our cross-border trade environment. Below is an excerpt from the Executive Summary and you can read the report here.

The Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce is extremely proud of our members Truck.Net and SDG&E for jointly developing California's First Public, DC Fast Chargers For Electric Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicles at a Truck Stop Open for Public Use.

SANDAG has made accessing the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) data super easy. Check out this new portal and make sure to play with the Navigation Table and select the relevant data.

In this era of excessive wait times, especially if you are not enrolled in SENTRI or Global Entry, it is crucial for you and your workers to examine the possibility of acquiring one of these trusted travel programs. Bottom line, these programs would reduce wait times by 60-80% and probably more so if you are crossing by foot. Waiting 2-3 hours in line to work every day drains employees, hurts ...

The Otay Mesa Chamber recently engaged with the City of San Diego to learn more about the Foreign Trade Zone and why more companies are not using it and frankly, we think it’s because in many cases, business owners just don’t know the advantages of this program.

If there is anything that the COVID-19 related restrictions taught us, it is that we need to be able to sell to as many people as possible regardless of their location and ability to leave the house. Having a strong online presence is essential in being able to connect with your audience online. In this Ask the Expert session, you will learn the most important elements of a great website and how ...

Are you Ready for Fire Season? Here are two essential programs your business needs to sign up for: Alert San Diego The County’s existing 9-1-1 database only includes landline numbers, so you must register your mobile number and/or email to be in this emergency notification system. San Diego Emergency App (Now Including Early Earthquake Warning for San Diego)