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Smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. and Canada is expected to impact air quality in the Bay Area on Thursday and Friday. Residents in affected areas should stay alert to news coverage and health warnings related to smoke. Check air quality at fire.airnow.gov and take steps to protect your health from smoke. Learn how at www.baaqmd.gov/wildfiresafety. Pollution levels are not expected to exceed the national 24-hour health standard. A Spare the Air Alert is not in effect.
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Ken Szutu
Mr. Ken Szutu is the founder and director of Citizen Air Monitoring Network in Vallejo. He organized residents to set up the initial Vallejo citizen air monitoring network before AB 617 was enacted into the law and before agencies paid much attention to community-level air quality/pollution.
Mr. Szutu worked with other Vallejo community members for more than five years in defeating a proposal to build a cement plant within the city boundary. Mr. Szutu has also served on the "PM Design Team" and "Refinery Rules Technical Working Group" within the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Mr. Szutu has a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York in Buffalo, where he specialized in computer engineering. Mr. Szutu currently is the vice president of St. Vincent's Hill Neighborhood Coalition and serves on the steering committee for CEJC - California Environmental Justice Coalition.
Last Updated: 4/21/2017