the previous town hall election was held to address concerns of the community about a coal plating manufacturing unit that applicant to the aqmd for a permit to increase its facilities to increase contamination awareness . parents and instructors were concerned over the facts that the plant was located directly adjacent to stevenson high school , and that their children were experiencing high concentration of leading , respiratory disorders , excessive nose - burning , and leukemia .
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.