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City Planning warns cuts would slow or pause community plans, threaten compliance and delay housing approvals
Summary
City Planning said a proposed elimination of 35 positions — roughly 25% of filled staff cited at the hearing — would curtail community planning, threaten timely implementation of housing and environmental programs, and risk exposing the city to penalties under state housing and permitting timelines.
Vince Bertone, director of the Los Angeles Department of City Planning, told the Budget Committee that the mayor’s proposed budget would eliminate 35 planning positions (about a 25% reduction of current filled staff) and that many of the department’s programs are funded by special funds or fees that are intentionally subsidized for public participation and due process.
Bertone said community planning and project planning are among the programs most affected. He warned that cuts to community plans and project planning would slow plan adoptions that are already years in process and put at risk multi‑year investments—such as Harbor area plans and environmental justice elements—because the department has invested substantial consultant and staff time to those efforts.…
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