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I've taught in South Los Angeles for 30 years. The forces that drive violence are complex.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI remember when politicians and journalists used the term "superpredator" to describe young men who...
Watts leaders, shaken by shootings, tell residents to avoid large gatherings for rest of 2023
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCynthia Mendenhall, a former gang member who has lost loved ones to violence, waits for a friend in...
He painted over graffiti to pay for his daughter's birthday cake. It cost him his life
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoRuth López's brother Juan López, 39, was shot to death last month as he painted over gang graffiti...
Hope emerges in 2022 as homicides dip in Los Angeles
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith a decline in homicides and aggravated assaults, violent crime leveled off across Los Angeles in 2022, according to preliminary LAPD data. Meanwhile,...
Crime is down, but fear is up: Why is L.A. still perceived as dangerous?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLAPD statistics show that violent crime — including homicides, rapes, robberies and shootings — is...
L.A. officials tout double-digit drop in violent crime in 2023
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLos Angeles city and police leaders on Wednesday pointed to a 17% drop in 2023 homicides compared...
Instagram post of rapper PnB Rock at Roscoe's may have led to killing, LAPD chief says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe gunman who killed PnB Rock at the Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles restaurant in South Los...
Suspects in murder of Worcester mother and daughter have long list of past charges
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWORCESTER ― The two men who police say carried out Tuesday’s daylight shooting of a mother and...
Bass and Caruso differ on crime issues and policing — but not as much as many think
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile the L.A. mayoral race has been cast as an ideological showdown between Karen Bass, a...
UN to vote on resolution to authorize one-year deployment of armed force to help Haiti fight gangs
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe U.N. Security Council is scheduling a vote Monday on a resolution that would authorize a...