ANTI-GANG PLANS NEED STATE FUNDS ANTONIO SEEKS $30 MILLION INFUSION FOR CITY'S STRATEGY VALLEY Edition

A wide-ranging anti-gang strategy envisioned by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa relies heavily on the promise of state and local funding as it seeks to build on many established programs. As part of the city budget proposed for 2007-08, Villaraigosa has allocated $168 million for programs aimed at gang p...

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Published inPhiladelphia daily news (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1925)
Main Author RICK ORLOV\ Staff Writer
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Newspaper Group 20.04.2007
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Rice, Connie
Villaraigosa, Antonio
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Summary:A wide-ranging anti-gang strategy envisioned by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa relies heavily on the promise of state and local funding as it seeks to build on many established programs. As part of the city budget proposed for 2007-08, Villaraigosa has allocated $168 million for programs aimed at gang prevention, intervention and enforcement, up about 10 percent from last year. As part of his effort, Villaraigosa has said City Controller Laura Chick will audit the city's gang programs. He also plans to hire an anti-gang coordinator to work out of the Mayor's Office.