L.A. Courts try to swap construction for services
From the Associated Press:
The Los Angeles court system is the center of a dispute over a budgetary crisis that threatens its ability to serve the public.
A hearing scheduled for Friday in San Francisco may decide whether $47 million designated for courthouse construction will be diverted to help save hundreds of jobs and keep courtrooms open.
The state judicial council plans to consider the request from Los Angeles presiding Judge Charles W. McCoy Jr. He has already laid off 329 employees and closed 17 courtrooms.
The Administrative Office of the Courts opposes the plan. Its chief financial officer, Stephen Nathan, says an AOC report holds out hope that the state budgetary crisis will ease, providing new funds for the courts.
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