Seems like years since I first reported on this case (actually, it has been), but here’s some big news:
Musician Convicted in Nuestra Familia Case
Nuestra Familia Case: Monterey County’s Connection
I was as shocked as anyone to learn that Alex Sanchez, former-gangster-turned-outreach-worker and head of Homies Unidos, was indicted this summer in a federal RICO case for allegedly still calling shots with MS-13 gang members.
I was even more shocked to read Tom Hayden’s unbridled defense of Sanchez in several articles for The Nation, and his [...]
An ignoble distinction… Salinas just matched San Jose’s murder total for the year: 18. Except San Jose is a city of nearly 1 million and Salinas is 150,000 on a good day.
And it’s barely August.
I’ve spent the last week covering shootings, four dead and four wounded, including a 14-year-old boy. I know I’m supposed to [...]
And here is the just-out brochure describing the National Network for Safe Communities, the (very) innovative gang and drug crime initiative unveiled Monday at the US mayors’ conference in Providence. Looks like 30 cities (and counting) are on board so far, including Stockton and Sacramento from my fair state. And Salinas? Not yet, anyway. Hmmm…
Just [...]
According to The New Yorker’s News Desk, the Obama administration is paying attention to the “Boston Miracle” approach of David Kennedy, who is set to unveil bold plans later today for fighting gang and drug crime in US cities.
Check back for more on today’s meeting of US mayors, to be attended by Joe Biden and [...]
Here’s a new documentary about the other red vs. blue rivalry that is ripping communities and families apart. I haven’t seen it yet, but it looks good:
Crips and Bloods: Made in America
The name keeps changing… from the Youth Promise Act of 2007 to the PRECAUTION Act of 2009 (Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009)
Phew, what a mouthful!
Anyway, for those who care to follow this legislation, it was recently re-introduced as H.R. 1064. The Senate version is S. [...]