The following documents are recommended reading for members of the press and media outlets.

Background Information

• S.F. Needs Laguna Honda, Op-Ed in San Francisco Chronicle by Louise Renne and Mitch Katz, MD, May 10, 1999
• The Full Text of Proposition D
• General FAQ about Prop D

Rebuttals to Claim 300 Alzheimer's Patients Pose a Danger to Self or Others and Would Face "Forced Discharge From Laguna Honda Hospital"

• Letter from Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California, March 16, 2006
• Letter from UCSF Neurology Department’s Memory and Aging Center, March 17, 2006
• Letter from Dr. René Thomas, former Laguna Honda psychiatrist, to Planning for Elders, April 4, 2006

State Citations Against Laguna Honda Hospital

• Summary of February 21, 2006 State/Federal Citations Against LHH
• Memo from John Kanaley to Dr. Katz Regarding Failed State/Federal Inspection at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, March 24, 2006
• Excerpts of Transcript from Laguna Honda Inspection Exit Conference, February 21, 2006
• Graphic of Laguna Honda State/Federal Inspection Violations