More cuts to city budget

The City Council whittled $16 million from the Los Angeles budget Tuesday, but avoided ordering more employee furloughs, although it faces the prospect of having to cut $30 million more by July. Daily News

"This is just the start of what we have left to do," warned Councilman Bernard Parks, who chairs the council's Budget and Finance Committee.

"The thing to remember is that any department we exempt from cuts means it will have to come from some other department."