Citizens group accuses Palomar Health board of Brown Act violation in contract approvals [The San Diego Union-Tribune] A group of North County residents alleges open meetings violations that, if true, could invalidate the recent approval of controversial doctor contracts that continue to cause friction at Palomar Health. Late last week, an attorney hired by a group calling itself “Citizens to Save Palomar Health” sent a letter to each of the public health care district’s seven elected directors. They allege a lack of transparency in their approval on June 16 of contracts with Emergent Medical Associates and its subsidiary, Benchmark Hospitalists & Intensivists, for physician staffing of emergency departments and other in-house roles at its two hospitals in Escondido and Poway.