No June bond for Oceanside, CA, hospital

On the advice of its political consultants, the board of directors at Oceanside, CA-based Tri-City Medical Center took no action at its regular meeting to place a third hospital bond on the June primary ballot. The board informally directed its political consultants to keep doing their homework to better understand what it would take to get voters to support a bond. Tri-City faces a state-mandated deadline of 2013 to repair or replace two of its oldest buildings because the buildings do not meet updated earthquake safety standards.