Proposed cuts to LADOT, StreetsLA and the Bureau of Engineering come as residents press city officials to implement a ...

The mayor's proposed budget calls for a quarter of the LADOT's workforce to be eliminated, and the department budget would be cut by $7 million. Much of that money is dedicated to street safety.

The attack happened at about 12:50 p.m. in South Los Angeles near the area of South Central Avenue and Jefferson Boulevard, across the street from a Los Angeles Police Department station.

A memo warns that proposed budget cuts at the L.A. Department of Transportation could hurt safety goals. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) ...