HASC requested that the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors delay taking action on the Clean Water, Clean Beaches Measure, which would establish an annual fee to pay for clean water programs. The measure, which is being proposed by the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, fails to address a variety of issues that include whether tax is permanent, lack of appeal process and it does not offer fee reductions for parcel owners who do on-site capture and treatment of water.

The first Inland Empire chapter meeting for the Society for Healthcare Improvement Professionals (SHIP) is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 6 at Community Hospital of San Bernardino, 6:30 to 9 p.m. SHIP is a virtual community dedicated to the professional development of performance improvement, Lean and Six Sigma health care professionals from across the country.