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Gioia: Fast food near schools causes obesity

City Councilman Eric Gioia unveiled a plan Sunday that would prohibit fast food restaurants from being within one-tenth of a mile of local schools. Gioia says the proposal was motivated by a recent study

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Apr 20, 2009, 9:11 PM

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