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Mayor Villaraigosa, LA Politics, and Gangs
In what one columnist called his first re-election speech, Mayor Villaraigosa addressed the multitude of gang programs, now to be centralized in his office. Can he make them more effective and more accountable for what they do? On Reporter’s Notebook, the gang “feedback loop” between LA and El Salvador.
By Warren Olney • • 30m ListenIn what one columnist called his first re-election speech, Mayor Villaraigosa addressed the multitude of gang programs, now to be centralized in his office. Can he make them more effective and more accountable for what they do? On Reporter’s Notebook, the gang “feedback loop” between LA and El Salvador.
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2 storiesMayor Goes to War on Gangs
Mayor Villaraigosa's speech this week on the State of the City was devoted heavily to the fight against crime, with special focus on gangs. After two weeks of dispute, the City Council recently voted to centralized anti-gang initiatives in his office.
Read the story19 minThe El Salvador Gang Connection
One of the factors leading to City Hall’s latest focus on gangs was a massive report by civil rights attorney Connie Rice. She just back from El Salvador with a study of the connections between gangs in that country and gangs in LA.
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