LAPD hiring to continue as Villaraigosa wanted

The City Council voted 13-0 during its budget session today to keep replacing LAPD officers who leave, despite budget cuts that threaten layoffs elsewhere in the vast city workforce. The decision will maintain a force of 9,963 officers, says the Times. Mayor Villaraigosa had made keeping LAPD staffing hold steady a budget priority.

Quick accounting of City Hall personnel moves so far, from the LAT:

• Early retirements: 2,400
• Layoffs: 100
• Moved to proprietary departments: 300
• Possible layoffs still coming: 761