A leaded legacy. Oakland received millions to clean up its lead. So why hasn't it been spent?
When Calvin Brown saw his young son’s first seizure, all he could do was stand back, helpless. He recalls growing angry at the paramedics who didn’t seem to be doing much, either.Now, dozens of seizures later, Brown knows it’s best to just let them run their course. But on that day a decade ago, watching his son writhe in the grass and foam at the mouth, Brown only had a gnawing feeling that no one was there to help."It was scary," Brown said.
And some California lead prevention experts, like Brooks, worry that Oakland might be biting off more than it can chew."Oakland doesn’t have the people with the expertise in child lead poisoning prevention, and understandably so," Brooks said, pointing to the squadron of nurses, inspectors and lead experts Alameda County already employs.
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