the previous public hall meeting was holding to answer criticisms of the community about a brass alloy fabrication plant that applied to the aqmd for a concession to expand its site to increased emissions emissions . parental and employees were concerned over the facts that the plant was located approximately unrelated to kennedy elementary school , and that their children were with high levels of lead , kidney problem , excessive nose - sucking , and tumors .
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.