Budget cut details due today

Los Angeles city officials will receive a detailed report today that will suggest from where they should lay off 1,000 workers over the next five months to cover a $200 million deficit in this year's $7.01 billion budget.Daily News.

A preliminary report presented to council members earlier this week proposed cuts in some of the most popular public programs: libraries, human services and neighborhood councils.

The report by City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana recommends that core services - police, fire and sanitation, as well as traffic programs - be preserved.