08/31/2026
Roberto Corral is a long-time Barrio Logan resident. He lives with his wife in the Barrio Senior Villas Apartments. Señor Corral first got involved with EHC in 2019 to stop New Leaf Biofuel, a business across the street from his apartment, from producing a terrible odor that was making residents sick, including Señor Corral and his wife. He has stayed involved, and last year joined the Portside Community Action Team (CAT).
“Right now, we’re dealing with the pollution here at the Port—it’s a very serious situation. My wife really struggles with the pollution; she has allergy issues. We’re older now. Her lungs flare up, and she starts having trouble breathing — it’s like asthma. She feels it in her throat, her chest, and her bronchial tubes—that’s where she suffers. But still, thank God, we’re hanging in there.”
“We want the Port to listen to the people, because people aren't asking for things just for the sake of it; they are asking because of what they are living through and feeling. Above all, what we are proposing is switching the trucks and all the cargo vehicles here in the Portside area to electric trucks and asking the government to support truck owners—or those in the industry—in making the switch from diesel and other polluting systems to electric ones."
If you are interested in learning more about the Portside CAT and how you can join, contact Monserrat Hernández at [email protected].
