Los Angeles names top ten gangs

Alex Alonso
February 10, 2007
updated: February 18, 2007
Last week the City went in a different direction in their goal of reducing gang violence by naming gangs and putting them on a top ten list as being most violent. This is a radical change by the City and one that is unusual because most law [...]

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Did Mayor Villaraigosa cause gang crime to increase?

Alex Alonso for StreetGangs.com
February 8, 2007
On February 7, 2007, 790 KABC host Kevin James in Los Angeles said that there is an “extreme surge in gang violence because the mayor is involved.” Without offering any evidence, data, or expert view, Mr James makes this statement is completely untrue, and James has what I [...]

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