[strasser]

You're not from around here. Irwindale is in the middle of nowhere, next to a freeway and a rock quarry.

The AQMD is one of the shadiest governmental agencies there is - apparently their main function is to demand enough shakedown money from SoCal businesses so they leave town.

[gamblor956]

The AQMD actually inspected the plant several times...and found nothing wrong. The complaints about the smell originated from an Irwindale councilman's son.

See http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-1110-sriracha-20131110,0,..., also posted in another comment on this thread.