KPBS Education Reporter Katie Anastas reports: “San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria’s draft city budget proposes closing all city libraries on Sundays and Mondays. It’s projected to save about $8 million. The city is facing a $258 million budget deficit.
The cuts would be significant for the library system, said Library Foundation CEO Patrick Stewart.
‘We understand cuts need to be made. We understand that every department needs to, you know, pull its own weight,’ he said. ‘But what our concern is going forward is that we are allowing a new baseline standard of deficiency when it comes to library operating hours.’”
