Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell called on Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Tuesday to work with the city to reopen St. Vincent Medical Center to provide acute care for homeless people, complaining that the billionaire had failed to respond to their efforts.
At a news conference flanked by leaders of local health and community organizations, O'Farrell also urged Soon-Shiong not to sell the facility "to real estate interests only so it can be torn down for some sort of massive development. That is not what this community needs," he said.
"We've been patient. We've tried to work with you. You have stonewalled us now for two years," O'Farrell said, calling it "unacceptable."
