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    Which Way, L.A.?

    City Prepares to Cut Budget for Recreation and Parks

    The City of Los Angeles has a $49 million deficit this year alone. Next year it'll be $400 million, and Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana has recommended a hiring freeze for the LAPD. Mayor Villaraigosa won't go for that, but is willing to make a run around the city charter to cut parks and recreation.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The City of Los Angeles has a $49 million deficit this year alone. Next year it'll be $400 million, and Chief Administrative Officer Miguel Santana has recommended a hiring freeze for the LAPD. Mayor Villaraigosa won't go for that, but is willing to make a run around the city charter to cut parks and recreation. We hear more from Jack Foley, Emeritus Professor of Urban Recreation at Cal State Northridge, and Noreen McClendon, Executive Director of Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Jack Foley

      Cal State Northridge

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      Noreen McClendon

      Concerned Citizens of South Central Los Angeles

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Governor Brown Takes His Budget Battle to YouTube
    1. 0:00Lawmakers Push for Reviews of California's Two Nuclear Plants
    2. 6:57Governor Brown Takes His Budget Battle to YouTube
    3. 13:42City Prepares to Cut Budget for Recreation and ParksYou’re reading this
    4. 26:16What's the End Game for the Attack on Libya?
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