Parks cuts go into effect

Los Angeles city parks will be cleaned less often and recreation programs will have fewer staffers starting this week, as budget cuts hit the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department.
Kerry Cavanaugh in the Daily News.
As many as 155 part-time workers are expected to lose their jobs and hundreds of other workers will see their hours cut to close a $3 million department shortfall.

Wednesday, some two dozen parks employees pleaded with City Council members to stop the cuts, but Recreation and Parks Department General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri said he had no choice.