Search Is On for New Los Angeles County Health Chief
The resignation of Los Angeles County Public Health Director Bruce Chernof leaves the county searching for someone who can take on a potential $500 million budget gap while juggling pressures from local, state and federal authorities. Some experts say the creation of an independent "public health authority" to oversee hospitals and clinics could help appease the county's woes.
- "L.A. County Searching for New Health Director" (Nazario, "KPCC News," KPCC, 4/28).