the 2010 town hall meeting was held to address complaints of the community about a new alloy manufacture plant that applied to the aqmd for a permit to expand its services to increase exhaust risks . parents and teachers were concern over the news that the plant was located directly opposite to logan elementary education , and that their kids were undergoing increased levels of led , respiratory illness , excessive nose - bleeding , and leukemia .
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.