Where city cuts will hurt

Libraries might be open 12 fewer hours a week, parks might have to drop their day-care service and tree-trimming service might be abandoned under the city's pending layoffs and budget cuts, according to a city report issued Wednesday. Daily News.

In a preliminary report to the City Council, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa detailed the first 542 out of the 1,000 positions to be eliminated and the impact on those departments, as tempers flared between council members over the cuts.

Councilman Richard Alarcon said he wanted the council more involved in the decision making.