Can Los Angeles Build Safe Schools?

The environmental regulations for school building in California should be changed. The existing process is deeply flawed.

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October 3, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Because of past indiscretions and an increased level of environmental activism, schools across California have been hampered with a number of mandated review processes. Angelo Bellomo, Director of the Los Angeles Unified School District's Environmental Health and Safety Division offers a framework for how those regulations could be altered and gives us a glimpse into the everpresent question: What will be the fate of Belmont High School in Los Angeles.

Thanks to David Abel

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