The lead claims are completely fabricated, so thanks for pointing that out. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), which deals with air quality issues (as if that weren’t obvious from their name) had monitored lead at RHV for years and recently discontinued the monitoring; they’d never found anything beyond negligible levels and didn’t think it was worth continuing to spend the money to test.
There are several other more likely sources for any actual lead issues, starting with lead paint in older homes. While lead emissions from 100LL-burning planes are real, the impact on humans is not significant. But these bogus but effective claims that “the airport is hurting our children!” show why it’s important to get rid of the lead ASAP. RHV will not be the last airport targeted by developers with these sorts of attacks.
My plane is based at a nearby field where 94UL fuel has also recently become available. It’s actually priced less than 100LL, so it’s a no brainer. I bought the STC to use the new fuel and am looking forward to kissing lead goodbye… at least when I fuel up somewhere that can sell me an unleaded Avgas.