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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The upgrades would include 65 new ambulances plus new gurneys, cardiac monitors and compression devices. The city also would regain control of some facilities now occupied by American Medical Response.
But perhaps more importantly, the contract would allow enforceable penalties for slow response times, which has previously been a problem in some San Diego communities south of state Route 94.
“The current contract does not have protections against extremely long response times, which represent significant delay in patient care and transport, with possible adverse outcomes,” Stowell said.
AMR said in response that it would also make all the upgrades cited by Chief Stowell because they are requirements demanded by the city last year when it solicited proposals to handle its ambulance service.