Hazards of Growing Up on Treasure Island

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Treasure Island is a completely artificial island created in 1937 for the Golden Gate International Exposition and the administrative building is one of its prominent structures. Creative Commons image by Flickr user Wayne Hsieh

By Demond Meagley and Nanette Thompson, KQED News Fix/Youth Radio

If you go by location alone, Treasure Island, California is a prime piece of real estate. Situated in the bay between Oakland and San Francisco, the island boasts some of the area’s most spectacular views; the island’s annual two-day music festival draws more than 15,000 attendees every year; and Kendrick Lamar even chose to film part of his music video “Alright” there earlier this year. You would think that residents would be excited to call the island home.

If some of them weren’t so worried about radiation exposure, that is.

Read the complete story at KQED News Fix/Youth Radio.

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