February 25, 2008

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Is L.A.'s anti-gang program working?

Is L.A.'s anti-gang program working?

LOS ANGELES — A year after Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief William Bratton declared gangs public enemy No.1, crime has plummeted, homicides are at 30-year lows, and for the first time cops are working with hard-core gang interventionists to quell rivalries.

But despite the gains, some of the boldest initiatives of Villaraigosa's anti-gang plan are barely getting off the ground


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