Jan 18 2007
Los Angeles Gang Policy
GUESTS, Alex Sanchez, Executive Director of Homies Unidos, Alex Alonso, founder of Streetgangs.com
Yesterday, the Advancement Project presented its recently released report on gang violence to the Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on Gang Violence and Youth Development. The report described the past two decades of gang prevention in Los Angeles, as a “failure,†and recommended a “Marshall Plan,†that would incorporate prevention, intervention, and community redevelopment programs. Meanwhile, Los Angeles city and county officials have pledged to create new policing teams in the San Fernando Valley and have proposed a $50 million dollar tax increase to fund anti-gang programs. The Mayor alongside City Councilman Tony Cardenas and Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky plan to pair county probation officers with city police in the San Fernando Valley in an attempt to curb gang violence. Earlier this month, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa met with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to ask for federal aid to combat gang violence and is expected to announce a city wide gang prevention plan with Police Chief William Bratton next month.
For more information, visit www.homiesunidos.org and www.streetgangs.com
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