Group Demands Firing of Los Angeles County Health Director
Los Angeles County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer speaks as Mayor Eric Garcetti (R) looks on at a press conference in Los Angeles on March 4, 2020. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
LOS ANGELES—A nonpartisan group has started a petition calling for the firing of Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer and the end of COVID-19 mandates.
LA Uprising, a grassroots group that represents parents, had gathered nearly 1,000 signatures for the petition by noon on Feb. 2.
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