THE ARTS

Budget Update: The Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department fared relatively well in the $3-million grants pool and $1.7 million for a new Public Art Program left intact. But Bradley cut $477,205 from the budget requested by the department, which already reflected a 7% cut in the department’s share of the city’s general fund. The proposed budget, which will undergo lengthy City Council debate before reaching its final form in June, would give Cultural Affairs $10.3 million for 1992-93, including $3.2 million from the general fund, and $7.1 million from various components of the department’s special L.A. Endowment for the Arts.