Hospital gets OK to proceed
A controversial plan to move forward with an expansion at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills won tentative approval Wednesday from the Los Angeles City Council. Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.
In an 8-5 vote, the council paved the way for the hospital, without further study, to add 101 beds to the San Fernando Valley's badly stressed health-care system.
The decision fell two votes short of the 10 required to force a delay in the project, and marked a defeat for Councilman Richard Alarcon.