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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Mayor Villaraigosa Calls Gangs Public Enemy Number One

    Crime is down in Los Angeles and Mayor Villaraigosa says Police Chief William Bratton deserves another term.  The "glaring exception" is gang crime, which the Mayor says is "Public Enemy Number One."  Villaraigosa is in Washington today for talks with federal officials, and Bratton says he'll release details of his new plans for taking on gangs…

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Crime is down in Los Angeles and Mayor Villaraigosa says Police Chief William Bratton deserves another term. The "glaring exception" is gang crime, which the Mayor says is "Public Enemy Number One." Villaraigosa is in Washington today for talks with federal officials, and Bratton says he'll release details of his new plans for taking on gangs in coming days. We take a look at gang injunctions. Do they stop crime or move it next door? Do they deal with causes or symptoms?

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    Another Crackdown on Criminal Gangs
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Vanessa Romo

      LA School Report

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Rocky Delgadillo

      Los Angeles City Attorney

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      Mario Corona

      Program Director of Job Development for Community in Schools

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      Connie Rice

      Los Angeles civil rights attorney, former member of President Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing

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    The full episode

    1 of 2
    Another Crackdown on Criminal Gangs
    1. 1:15Mayor Villaraigosa Calls Gangs Public Enemy Number OneYou’re reading this
    2. 16:45Just Whose $18 Million Statue Is Aphrodite?
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