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Students urge Loma Linda City to boost shade, safe crossings and healthy fast-food options

Loma Linda City Council · April 22, 2025
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Doctoral students from the School of Public Health told the council students face limited healthy, fast dining options and unsafe crossings near campus; they urged more trees, safer crosswalk markings/lights and outreach to businesses to create a student‑friendly food hub.

Doctoral students Omang Sharma and Silvano Cardinas told the council that many students lack nearby, healthy quick‑serve options and that parts of the city need infrastructure improvements to be safer and more walkable for students and patients.

"I almost got hit crossing the street," Omang Sharma said, describing a near‑miss at the Anderson and…

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