Politics Report: Libraries Aren t Opening Any Time Soon
San Diego’s libraries don’t have the staff to open for a while. And the new Labor Council leader is keeping her old job.
San Diego’s Central Library / Photo by Sam Hodgson
The city of San Diego’s independent budget analyst released a review of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget this week, identifying a handful of weaknesses in the plan to cut library hours for budget savings.
The report pointed out that the $6.9 million in projected savings from the mayor’s proposal assumes libraries would fully re-open by July, even though that “is likely not feasible until the fall as noted by the library director,” the report reads. So if enacted, the cut could end up saving something like 15 percent to 25 percent less than projected.
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