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 City Council recently voted to centralized anti-gang initiatives in his office. And, despite cuts in other departments, he wants to increase funding from 19 to 24 million dollars a year.
Credits
Guests:
- Jeff Carr - Director of LA's Gang Reduction and Youth Development Office
- Celeste Fremon - WitnessLA.com - @witnessla
- Janice Hahn - LA County supervisor and vice chair of the LA Metro Board of Directors
- Charlotte Austin-Jordan - Founder, Save Our Future