The Los Angeles mayor kept an upbeat tone in her annual State of the City address, but her proposed budget offered a reality check.

Since budget planning began, layoffs have been called "inevitable" with 3,500 positions on the chopping block. The final affected workforce number announced Monday included 1,647 filled position layoffs,

The layoffs would occur across a range of departments and affect city services. The proposal would also eliminate a number of vacant positions.