According to our media partners at The San Francisco Standard, the group that oversees the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor needs to cut about $3.3 million from its budget.
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Their budget woes are mainly the result of the city's own shortfall.
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Leaders are considering laying off a quarter of the full-time staff, and closing the museums on Tuesdays.
Closing the museums on Tuesdays could result in 150,000 fewer visitors annually and cut school visits by a quarter.
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