25% cut for LAUSD watchdog

The watchdog office that keeps tabs on how the Los Angeles Unified School District spends taxpayer money now faces a 25 percent budget cut, not the 75 percent originally recommended by Superintendent Ramon Cortines. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

Inspector General Jerry Thornton said he could "live with" the new proposal from Cortines to cut his budget by one-quarter.

"I understand the conditions the district finds itself (in) financially, ..." he said Wednesday. "With these cuts I believe we can continue to provide adequate and quality service to the children of this district."

Thornton said a 75 percent cut would have been "catastrophic" to his office.