Toxic Leak at K&L Plating Causes Anger and Fear

SAN DIEGO - Almost four years from the day Ramon Romero died after he jumped into a 700-gallon cyanide vat to rescue another employee, and 3-1/2 years after Cal-OSHA charged K&L Plating of Oakland with a number of serious violations of safety rules, K&L has finally been shut down. The East Oakland plant was padlocked by Cal/EPA on September 19 based on its determination of "imminent and substantial endangerment." All workers and management were evicted, armed guards were posted at the doors and major