Beachgoers will feel the effects of the city’s mid-year $26.2 million budget cuts when they head for the restroom this month. The Department of Park and Recreation has closed six of the 11 bathroom stalls at La Jolla Shores and bathrooms at nine locations around Mission Bay through March 31 when fewer people use the beaches. Closing the bathrooms will save the department $120,000 by not filling 2.2 full-time employees, according to Scott Reese, assistant director of Park and Recreation. In the Mission Bay and Mission Beach area, restrooms are closed at nine sites: El Carmel Point, East Bonita, Bahia Point, North Cove, West Vacation Isle, South Crown Point Shores, Fiesta Island youth camp, North Tecolote and La Playa Avenue.








