Rod Sinks, chairman of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, speaks at a Monday news conference to introduce the district's effort to encourage telecommuting and other business practices to help reduce the region's carbon footprint. (Image courtesy of Bay Area Air Quality Management District/Facebook)

As Santa Clara County begins to reopen for business, Board of Supervisors President Cindy Chavez and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District on Monday signed the “Cut the Commute” pledge to maintain the progress of the Bay Area’s air quality.

The goal is to get Bay Area businesses to increase the number of employees working remotely when possible. The pledge is being signed by the county, air quality officials and companies intending to do the same.

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