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<\/p>\nBudget-driven service cuts take effect Saturday, reducing hours at 13 San Diego recreation centers and six libraries despite partial funding restorations.<\/p>\n
San Diego’s recent budget battle has resulted in reduced hours at several city recreation centers and libraries, effective as soon as tomorrow. The city faced a $118 million budget shortfall, prompting proposed cuts to various community services including libraries and recreation facilities. The City Council managed to restore some funding, but significant reductions will still take place.<\/p>\n
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Starting tomorrow, 13 recreation centers will see their weekly operating hours cut from 60 to just 40 hours. One of the centers affected is the North Clairemont Recreation Center, which serves as a crucial resource for local families and sports programs. Steph Groce, head wrestling coach at Madison High School, said the reduced hours would have a \u201cnegative impact.\u201d He emphasized that communities like Clairemont depend on these centers for both independent sports and open practice times.<\/p>\n
The centers experiencing cuts include La Jolla, Ocean Air, Pacific Beach, North Clairemont, Ocean Beach, Canyonside, Carmel Mountain Ranch\/Sabre Springs, Hilltop, Rancho Bernardo Glassman, Scripps Ranch Community, Kearny Mesa, Allied Gardens, and Tierrasanta.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Mayor Todd Gloria initially proposed reducing hours at nine additional centers, the City Council restored funding for those locations, ensuring they retain a 60-hour week. These centers include Carmel Valley, Pacific Highlands Ranch, Robb Athletic Field, Doyle, Gil Johnson Mira Mesa, Hourglass Field, Nobel Athletic Fields, and Standley.<\/p>\n
In addition to recreation centers, six city libraries will also see operational changes. Central, La Jolla, Point Loma, and Rancho Bernardo libraries will lose some Saturday hours, dropping from 51 hours a week to 47. Meanwhile, University Heights and Allied Gardens libraries will no longer open on Mondays, reducing their weekly hours to 42.5.<\/p>\n
Gloria Sharkey, a frequent visitor at the University Heights Library, noted that while the adjustments will require a transition for patrons, she understands budget constraints. \u201cEverybody that knows everybody here… I understand there are budget cuts, so we have to go with the flow,\u201d Sharkey said.<\/p>\n
Despite the cuts, there\u2019s a silver lining for some library users. Locations like North Park, Mira Mesa, and Linda Vista were slated for hour reductions but will maintain their current 51-hour schedules following the City Council’s changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Budget-driven service cuts take effect Saturday, reducing hours at 13 San Diego recreation centers and six libraries despite…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":447296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[74,76,75],"class_list":["post-447295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-headlines","tag-san-diego-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=447295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/447295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/447296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=447295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=447295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=447295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}