S.F. Public Health Chief Eyed To Lead L.A. County Agency
Mitch Katz, director of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, recently announced that he has been recruited for a position as Los Angeles County's health director. The appointment requires approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which is scheduled to vote on the offer and its terms within the coming weeks. Katz said he is likely to accept the position if the terms of the job are satisfactory.
- "L.A. County Taps Mitch Katz for Health Chief" (Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 9/21).
- "County Narrows Health Job Hunt" (Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times, 9/21).
- "SF Public Health Honcho Mitchell Katz May Head L.A.'s Health Department" (Rauber, San Francisco Business Times, 9/21).
- "L.A. County To Get New Health Chief" (Roman, "KPCC News," KPCC, 9/21).