LA | Mayor calls for 669 job cuts

In his new city budget, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called Friday for the elimination of 669 city jobs -– 231 through layoffs — even as he sought increased staffing levels for police officers and the restoration of some services at the Fire Department.

One-third of the jobs targeted by the mayor in his $7.2-billion budget are currently filled, including 159 civilian clerk and secretary positions at the Los Angeles Police Department. The rest of the layoffs would take place in other city agencies, including the Department of Animal Services and the city clerk’s office…

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