Statement: “These (are) tough economic times for the city of San Diego, where library hours have been reduced and police and fire personnel have been laid off,” Mayor Jerry Sanders said in a news release Monday.
Analysis: Library hours have been reduced and 23 civilian employees were laid off in the Police Department, but Sanders was wrong about fire personnel. No one in the Fire-Rescue Department was laid off because of the recent budget cuts.
Fact Check: Mayor Wrong on Layoff Count
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