Demonstrators Protest Health Center Closures
From Times Staff Reports
Demonstrators opposed to a vote by the county Board of Supervisors to close 11 health centers and four school-based health clinics briefly occupied the lobby of the Department of Health Services building downtown on Wednesday, but failed in an attempt to reach the office of the department director.
A guard said that the 50 to 100 demonstrators from the Assn. of Community Organizations for Reform disbanded after about 45 minutes. There were no arrests.
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