Guillermo Cespedes

Director of Gang Reduction and Youth Development, City of Los Angeles

Guest

Newly-appointed Director of LA City’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development program; former Director of Mayor Villaraigosa's Summer Night Lights program to reduce gang violence

Guillermo Cespedes on KCRW

Gun violence is down in Los Angeles—but it still takes a heavy toll. Would today’s proposals by President Obama help to reduce it more?

Federal Gun Control and Gun Violence Here in LA…

Gun violence is down in Los Angeles—but it still takes a heavy toll. Would today’s proposals by President Obama help to reduce it more?

from Which Way, L.A.?

Last week, Mayor Villaraigosa’s first so-called Gang Czar was elevated to Chief of Staff .  Now, Reverend Jeff Carr has been replaced by Guillermo Cespedes, who has been heading up…

Mayor Appoints Night Lights Director to Gang Czar

Last week, Mayor Villaraigosa’s first so-called Gang Czar was elevated to Chief of Staff .  Now, Reverend Jeff Carr has been replaced by Guillermo Cespedes, who has been heading up…

from Which Way, L.A.?

More from KCRW

What do young people think of the American Dream? Not much, says a new UCLA study, but many of them want to disrupt the status quo like Trump.

from KCRW Features

President Trump’s executive order seeks to cut federal funding for gender transition medical procedures. KCRW hears from a mom of a 17-year-old who’s been transitioning since age 4.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Zelensky’s visit to the white house turned catastrophic when Trump and Vance accused him of disrespecting the U.S. What does it mean for peace talks?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

President Trump’s trade war and Friday’s Oval Office berating of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky represent a remarkable shift in American foreign policy.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A fraction of people in temporary shelters end up in permanent housing, according to CalMatters’ year-long investigation . Conditions are squalid. Fraud is rampant.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Consumer confidence had the biggest drop since August 2021, due mostly to concerns about the president’s proposed tariffs and high prices on staples like eggs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

At a rally in Beverly Hills, local Ukrainians and their supporters gathered to voice opposition to President Trump’s politics regarding Russia and Ukraine.

from KCRW Features

The Santa Ana school board voted to gut hundreds of school employees to remedy their $187 million budget deficit. What’s next for the district’s future?

from KCRW Features

Tesla sales have plummeted since Elon Musk followed Donald Trump into the White House in January. How much trouble is his company in now?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand