San Diego Arts Groups Rally Against Proposed $11.8 Million Funding Cuts
More than 300 artists, arts leaders, and supporters gathered at San Diego's Civic Center Plaza on Monday to protest Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed elimination of $11.8 million in city arts funding, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported. According to the Union-Tribune, the proposed budget would reduce arts funding from $13.8 million to $2 million as the city works to close a projected $146 million deficit. The remaini…