Dog Notebook.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/Sculley-trims-7-from-city-s-budget-for-2012-1849181.php

City Manager Sheryl Sculley will recommend to the City Council today a $2.2 billion budget that's 7 percent smaller than the 2011 spending plan, once again staving off drastic measures such as layoffs or involuntary furloughs.

Sculley's recommendation includes keeping the property tax rate flat, increasing funding for Animal Care Services and the library system, and maintaining current appropriations to the city's 70 delegate agencies, including the controversial Project Quest.

Animal Care Services is the city dog pound. So in conclusion, we're cutting the total budget 7%, but INCREASING the dollars allocated to dog food for cur dogs.