DOZENS OF YOUNG SOCCER PLAYERS
HAS BEEN CANCELED.
AND THE WEATHER... HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.
INSTEAD IT WAS DUE TO FIELDS
THAT WERE SPRAYED WITH
PESTICIDES. KPIX 5s JULIETTE
GOODRICH SHOWS US THE GAME-PLAN
TO GET THE TOURNAMENT BACK ON.
(Last sot )
10-year-old Elliot plays on the
Stompers soccer team. He and his
mom spent the weekend collecting
signatures for their petition
Sot : "We have 118 "
The duo kicked it up a notch
when they found out the end of
season soccer tournament was
canceled for dozens of teams at
the last minute -
(Mom sound bite )
And you can't blame it on the
rain - Blame it on Spectracide
Triazide, a pesticide that is
sprayed annually on the fields
at several schools in the Walnut
Creek school district to kill
insects on contact -
Only problem - they sprayed
right before a big tournament
-and killed those plans too. The
Walnut Creek soccer club sent
out an email to families saying
the decision to cancel was not
made lightly, but was in the
interest of the health of the
players, spectators, and
referees. But this mom and son
had one goal in mind: Get the
tournament back on - at another
time - Sot : "i just want to
play, i just want to play" JULS
STAND UP
SAN JOSE TENANTS WANT MORE RENT
CONTROL...
AND TODAY THEY SHOWED THE CITY
