Someone tweeted $23 million .. your linked article (thank you for source) follows that with:
City budget documents show the department’s more than $800 million budget decreased by around $17 million compared to the previous budget cycle.
Which makes the cuts less than %2.12
"Gutted" as a descripter seems extreme and the details that matter are whether these reductions simply trimmed fat, or denied something essential that would have made all the difference here.
"Gutted" as a descripter seems extreme and the details that matter are whether these reductions simply trimmed fat, or denied something essential that would have made all the difference here.