The previous town hall meeting was held to address concerns of the community about a steel plating manufacturing plant that applied to the AQMD for a  permit to expand its facilities to increase pollution emissions. Parents and teachers were concerned over the facts that the plant was located directly adjacent to Kennedy Elementary School, and that their children were experiencing high levels of lead, respiratory problems, excessive nose-bleeding, and leukemia.
There is an outbreak of leukemia among children in California.