Obituaries
Apr. 12, 2017
Bay Area legislative giant Knox dead at 92
One of the state's most respected legislators, John T. "Jack" Knox — who authored the California Environmental Quality Act, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act, the state's first regulatory framework for HMOs, and legislation many credit with preserving San Francisco Bay — died last week in a Richmond hospital at 92.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
One of the state's most respected legislators, John T. "Jack" Knox — who authored the California Environmental Quality Act, the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act, and legislation many credit with preserving San Francisco Bay — died last week in a Richmond hospital at 92.
Representing Contra Costa County in the state Assembly from 1960 through 1980, Knox...
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