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Highway 52 N. The EIR also states that the
project could result in a parking shortfall of 686 spaces, but does not offer
a plan for creating additional parking.

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Peeling lead paint is the most common source of lead exposure to children
in the United States. For more information about protecting your family from lead-based
paint see http://www. Substantial evidence
demonstrates that the expansion , as approved by the Sacramento City Council,
would have harmful effects on air quality, increase traffic and parking
problems, and pollute surrounding residential and commercial neighborhoods
with noise.
SEIU UHW is requesting that the Sacramento City Council prepare an EIR
that complies with all provisions of the CEQA and other applicable laws prior
to further consideration of the expansion .

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S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5 has settled with IRET Properties (owner) and Weis Management Corp.
The EIR reveals that the project will produce extreme noise levels
resulting from four years of construction and an estimated 200 helicopter
trips per year.

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"The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is the 'heart of CEQA' and 'an
environmental alarm bell whose purpose is to alert the public and its
responsible officials to environmental changes before they have reached the
ecological point of no return" (CEQA, Public Resources Code 2100 et seq.

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Science has discovered that even minimal
exposure to ultrafine particulate matter increases rates of asthma,
cardiovascular disease, and cancer.

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06 CS 00026) against the Sacramento City Council last Friday for
improperly approving the expansion of Sutter Medical Center, whose
Environmental Impact Report violates the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).

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and 2428 and 2506
18-1/2 Ave., Members of SEIU United
Healthcare Workers (SEIU UHW) filed suit (Sacramento County Superior Court,
Case No. At
recent Sacramento Planning Commission and City Council hearings, two
recognized experts, Dan Smith, a transportation and parking engineer, and Dr.

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(property management) for allegedly failing to warn tenants of four rental
apartment buildings in Rochester, Minn.S.
Lead exposure can cause reduced IQ, learning disabilities, developmental
delays, reduced height, poor hearing and a host of other health problems in
young children.

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SEIU United Healthcare Workers -West, with more than 140,000 members, is
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SEIU UHW does not oppose the expansion of Sutter Medical Center as
long as the project adheres to state environmental law.S.

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"These settlements send a strong signal to all landlords, management
companies and home sellers that they have a legal obligation to inform tenants
and buyers about potentially dangerous lead in their properties," said Region
5 Administrator Thomas V.
The EIR also underestimates the amount of traffic the project will
generate and its impact on nearby freeway ramps. Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all.

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Petra Pless, an air quality scientist, concluded that the EIR failed to
adequately disclose, analyze and mitigate a number of environmental impacts
caused by the project. We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications.

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, that their homes may contain
lead-based paint hazards.epa.).

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The landlords will pay a civil penalty of $6,799 and replace 52 windows in
four rental properties at 2441 and 2455 U. in Rochester.suttercorporatewatch .

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About 75 percent of the nation's housing built before
1978 contains lead-based paint.
"No project should shortcut the requirements of the law, especially the
development of medical facilities ," said Sal Rosselli, President of SEIU UHW. The harmful effects could be reduced if
Sutter employed construction equipment with pollution-control devices such as
particulate traps and catalytic oxidizers as well as cleaner alternative
fuels. The EIR did not require implementation of both measures wherever
feasible, as required by CEQA.

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EPA Settles With Minnesota Landlords on Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Violations

The current EIR fails to incorporate simple and effective
methods of mitigating noise pollution.
For more information on Sutter Health, visit: http://www.

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The Federal Lead -based Paint Disclosure Rule requires that landlords and
sellers of housing constructed prior to 1978 provide tenants and buyers with
general and property-specific lead-hazard information and include a lease or
contract clause so new residents can affirm receipt of the lead warnings. Suit Seeks Development of Best Possible Medical Center and Prevention of
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"Sutter failed to appropriately evaluate, communicate , and address the
environmental hazards associated with the expansion of the Medical Center.

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Sutter Health, which makes nearly a half billion dollars in profit every year,
can afford to present the Sacramento City Council and city residents with an
EIR that doesn't cut any corners.
For example , the project will harm local air quality by generating
ultrafine particulate matter through diesel -powered equipment and the
demolition of 10 to 14 buildings.

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When properly managed, lead-based paint poses
little risk.gov/lead/ .

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Skinner. If paint is not maintained, however, even low levels of lead
exposure can threaten occupants' health, especially children and pregnant
women.