Last week, Los Angeles's City Council adopted the Mayor's proposed budget after extensive budget committee hearings with department heads to better understand the implications of the Mayor's funding proposals.  As previously reported, the budget included an incremental increase in funding to the Department of Cultural Affairs, the City of Los Angeles's primary grantor for arts and cult

Arts for LA has received the following statement from the Office of the Mayor and the Executive Director of the Department of Cultural Affairs. 

Dear Colleagues: