​We need to stop the reckless and unsustainable development of warehouses in the City of San Bernardino. For too long, the San Bernardino City Council has allowed outside developers to build warehouses next to our communities that attract thousands of trucks that contribute to poor air quality, low wages, dangerous employment - all with no consideration for the environmental, traffic, and infrastructure impacts it has on its residents.

San Bernardino has some of the worst air quality in the nation, according to the American Lung Association. The diesel trucks warehouses attract are impacting the air and health of our communities by contributing to higher than normal averages for asthma, cancer, lower birth weight, cardiovascular disease, and other health complications.

Amazon, one of the city’s largest warehouse tenants and the Inland Empire’s largest private employer, contributes to this blatant inequality with their 100% turnover rate in the city and an injury rate three times higher than the national average. The e-commerce giant enjoys touting their “fair” wages, but the facts show that a $15/hour wage is not enough to survive in San Bernardino and the Inland Empire.
In San Bernardino, residents have to make at least $22/hour to afford housing, which proves that many people do not earn enough to obtain basic necessities to make it by. In 2020 there was a 19.9% increase in the San Bernardino County’s homeless population compared to the 2019 count when 2,607 people were identified, compared to 3,125 this year.

With 30% of San Bernardino residents living below the poverty line and 16% of residents unemployed, it’s clear we need a shift. Our residents need stable careers that will improve the quality of life for workers and create a sustainable economy for our city. And a crucial first step is having a warehouse moratorium that will allow leaders to critically assess the impacts of the industry, while working towards long-term solutions that will create high-road employment standards and improve public health for frontline communities.

We call on the San Bernardino City Council to stop being complicit of the warehouse industry’s low standards and support a pause on warehouse development. We all deserve good jobs, clean air, and environmental justice - and it’s time we make a stand.