Mayor Todd Gloria announced $5.3 million in budget cuts and an immediate elimination of 31 city hall executive positions during a Tuesday conference to address San Diego’s $252.2 million deficit.

Mayor Todd Gloria will announce a series of budget cuts Tuesday "designed to generate cost savings and minimize service-level reductions," according to his office.

Mayor Todd Gloria announced a series of budget cuts Tuesday "designed to generate cost savings and minimize service-level reductions," according to his office. Gloria said 31 city jobs were eliminated, including that of Chief Operating Officer Eric Dargan. All those positions were vacant except for COO.