May 28, 2005 Clean air buttons distributed by AQMD California State Senator Joseph Dunn, school officials, and environmental professionals met with Kennedy Elementary School parents in a town-hall style meeting in Santa Ana Thursday evening. The parents aired their concerns over health issues at schools and workplaces, including a rash of leukemia cases in the student population, and began a dialogue they have been working toward for years. Town hall meeting called in response to concerns Concerned parents and teachers gathered at Kennedy Elementary School in Santa Ana, California for the 6:30 p.m. meeting hosted by California State Senator Joe Dunn. Principal Felix Mendoza, Donald Markland - President of Markland Manufacturing, members of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD), and representatives from the Orange County Sanitation District (OCSD), Orange County Water District (OCWD), California Safe Schools, and California Environmental Rights Alliance participated in the meeting. Senator Dunn organized the meeting to address concerns of teachers who work at, and parents whose children attend both Kennedy and nearby Franklin Elementary School. Meeting report in detail Socorro Molina, whose son Steven was diagnosed with leukemia Senator Dunn began the meeting by thanking everyone at Kennedy Elementary School, Principal Felix Mendoza, and the Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD). He then introduced the first three members of the panel: Parents Gloria Maldonado and Socorro Molina, and teacher Tammy Sanchez. The panel. From left to right: Joseph K. Lyou, Executive Director of California Environmental Rights Alliance; Kelly Christensen, Source Control Supervisor, Orange County Sanitation District; Ron Wildermuth, Communications Director, Orange County Water District; Jill Whynot, South Coast Air Quality Management District; Carol Coy, South Coast Air Quality Management District; Anupom Ganguli, South Coast Air Quality Management District; Tammy Sanchez, Teacher, Franklin Elementary School; Socorro Molina, Parent, Franklin Elementary School; Gloria Maldonado, Parent, Kennedy Elementary School. Media Full image gallery on the Wikimedia Commons Arial photo of Markland Manufacturing plant (to the north), and Kennedy Elementary (to the south). Notice the large black spot on Markland's roof.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% External links City of Santa Ana Santa Ana City Council:%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Miguel Pulido - Mayor Jose Solorio - Councilmember (for area mentioned in article) Claudia Alvarez - Councilmember Lisa Bist - Councilmember Mike Garcia - Councilmember Alberta Christy - Councilmember Other news sources Orange County Register%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% Category:May 28, 2005 Category:Health Category:Education Category:Politics and conflicts Category:Special Report Category:North America Category:United States Category:California Category:Orange County, California Category:Santa Ana, California Category:
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Media Full image gallery on the Wikimedia Commons
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Arial photo of Markland Manufacturing plant (to the north), and Kennedy Elementary (to the south). Notice the large black spot on Markland's roof.
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Miguel Pulido - Mayor Jose Solorio - Councilmember (for area mentioned in article) Claudia Alvarez - Councilmember Lisa Bist - Councilmember Mike Garcia - Councilmember Alberta Christy - Councilmember
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Other news sources Orange County Register
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