11.   Bollwage said he had instructed all city departments to provide him with documents dealing with El Balcon so they can be turned over to the prosecutor.

12.   A tally for every city department was not available, but the majority of reservists are on the police force.

13.   But in that case, city departments have successfully won back jobs in the last few years by bettering the bids of outside companies.

14.   Buzzell acknowledged that every city department faces cuts, but said most are in a better position than the Fire Department, which is still recovering from earlier cuts.

15.   Chalkboards were used to keep track of important information -- including what city departments were represented in the room and when they signed out.

16.   Chriswell said she had referred such rumors to the city health department, which found them to be untrue.

17.   City departments were asked last summer to budget anticipated overtime, said Deputy City Manager Jack Tevlin, and they will have to hold to those hours.

18.   City departments are being warned to curb their spending because Los Angeles is facing millions of dollars in unexpected costs even as the economy slows down.

19.   City Manager Juan Garza said the study will involve several city departments, and he could not estimate how long the process might take.

20.   Cortines complained Wednesday that the budget cuts absorbed by the schools had been inordinate, compared with other city departments.