County Board Names Fielding to Health Post
County supervisors voted three to two Tuesday to forgo a national search for a director of public health and appoint Dr. Jonathan Fielding, the county health officer, who has served in a similar county role since 1998.
Supervisors Zev Yaroslavsky, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke and Mike Antonovich voted to appoint Fielding. Supervisors Gloria Molina and Don Knabe voted against. An aide to Molina said she objected to the job’s $260,000 salary, which would put Fielding on a par with Sheriff Lee Baca.
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