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Board approves cuts that eliminate extended pool season and reduce parks funding; supervisors seek alternatives
Summary
The board’s adopted budget phase removes previously planned funding for an extended county pool season and reduces parks funding by $22.2 million, prompting supervisors and community advocates to press for creative alternatives and temporary solutions.
Los Angeles County supervisors approved budget changes on June 23 that will reduce funding to parks and recreation programs and eliminate funding for an extended county swimming season, a move supervisors and public speakers warned will affect youth programs, cooling centers and seasonal employment for lifeguards.
Supervisor Janice Hahn raised the pool issue directly during deliberations, saying the extended season had been a “life‑saving” program for families during the late‑summer heat and asked staff for the cost. County staff confirmed the extended season previously carried an estimated $5 million price tag and covered 23 seasonal pools.
The budget action also reduces overall parks funding; Supervisor…
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