L.A. City Council OKs Creation of Citizens’ Health Panel
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved the Health Protection Act, which creates a 15-member voluntary citizens' health commission to oversee how well the county meets its public health and health care services obligations. The move comes ahead of a planned ballot initiative to create the advisory panel.
- "L.A. City Council Votes To Create New Health Advisory Commission" (Brown, "L.A. Now," Los Angeles Times, 5/27).