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Budget-Strapped L.A. Considers Police Layoffs
February 02, 2010
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As the Los Angeles City Council weighed options to address a $208-million shortfall, Councilman Bernard C. Parks on Monday ordered the city's top budget analyst to prepare a plan that could include layoffs of police officers and firefighters.
Last week, City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana outlined plans for the elimination of as many as 1,500 city positions, but none of those cuts were from the Police Department or the mayor's and council members' offices.
Building up the city's police force by more than 1,000 officers has been one of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's top priorities and has had the council's backing, but that support has waned as the budget crisis has deepened.
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Tags: Budget Cuts, LAPD
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tdg260 @ 2/3/2010 5:20 AM
It amazes me how most budget strapped cities most likely spent frivolously yet continue to cut police and fire. Theycontinue to blame the city workers for the budget shortfalls.
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