Yorty Moved Out of Intensive Care Unit
Former Mayor Sam Yorty was moved out of UCLA Medical Center’s intensive care unit Thursday during treatment for an undisclosed ailment, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Yorty, 88, was transferred to the medical center Monday from another hospital.
His condition and illness were being kept private at his family’s request, said Rachel Champeau, a spokeswoman for the medical center.
A former state assemblyman and congressman, Yorty was elected mayor in 1961.
He was given the nickname “Shoot from the Lip Sam” for his outspoken and controversial pronouncements.
Tom Bradley ousted Yorty from office in 1973.
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