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The North County battle over artificial turf
I was so glad to see this excellent article about the dangers of synthetic turf and why it should be avoided. I was at the city council meeting in Oceanside when Councilman Chris Rodriguez said that having “professional fields” would allow the City to charge leagues to play there. The Parks and Rec Commission is prioritizing lighting for the City’s playing fields, to expand the hours that they can be used, because many sports leagues — soccer, baseball, rugby — are having to go elsewhere. Now that we have a non-toxic spray policy in Oceanside, it doesn’t make sense to remove the healthy grass fields and subject children to three times more abrasion injuries and extreme heat as well as toxic chemicals.— January 16, 2020 2:16 p.m.