Barbara Ferrer is the Director for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.

Jeffrey Gunzenhauser is the Interim Health Officer and Medical Director for Los Angeles County.

[6][7][8] The city is considering a lawsuit over the validity of the AHF-backed ballot initiative on the basis that it would not have the necessary funds or expertise to effectively enforce public health laws via this route.

[9] On September 17, 2013, the County Board of Supervisors also voted unanimously to oppose that ballot measure.

[10] On March 27, 2014, founding director Jonathan Fielding announced that he would retire from the department and return to UCLA "to help train future health leaders and do research on how we can be even more effective.