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Which Way, L.A.?

Mayor Villaraigosa, LA Politics, and Gangs

Hosted by Warren Olney Apr. 16, 2008
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.
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.

From this Episode:

The 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...

6 min

Mayor 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...

19 min

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Karen Radziner, Frances Anderton

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