Citizens Safety Task Force News Today

Orlando’s leaders and gun violence survivors met Wednesday with Congressman Maxwell Frost to discuss the city’s Community Violence Intervention program — and the promise it’s shown to reduce shootings and gun homicides in its first year. The program, known also as CVI, aims to stop violent incidents before they escalate through mediation and resources to get at the heart of confrontations. It ...

Voters will cast ballots for mayoral and commission candidates in multiple West Orange County communities in 2024

District 3 Commissioner Mark A. Maciel has announced his withdrawal from the city of Winter Garden’s general election to support and endorse a new candidate for his position: Chloe Johnson.

Orange County commissioners approved the latest set of recommendations brought by the Citizens Safety Task Force, which would include considering expanding funding for the credible messenger initiative and awareness of mental health programs. Monday’s unanimous vote comes exactly six months after shootings in Pine Hills by a lone gunman killed three people, including a child and a local TV ...

Orange County commissioners approved the latest set of recommendations brought by the Citizens Safety Task Force, which would include considering expanding funding for the credible messenger initiative and awareness of mental health programs. Monday’s unanimous vote comes exactly six months after shootings in Pine Hills by a lone gunman killed three people, including a child and a local TV ...

By comparison, housing programs get short shrift

Orange County’s tax roll has more than doubled over the past decade but so has county government’s budget, which is estimated to be nearly $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2023-24, which starts Oct. 1. Public safety and affordable housing are among the top priorities again. Orange County Sheriff John Mina, whose budget jumped about $32.4 million last year, is seeking another increase of about $22.9 ...

The Citizens Safety Task Force unanimously recommended allocating more money to Orange County’s credible messenger program during its final meeting Wednesday, as well as adopting other models of violence intervention. The call for more funding for the Orange County Credible Messengers, run by reformed former gang leader Ruben Saldaña, comes about a year after the program was created to focus ...

Jerry Demings highlighted the county’s achievements and plans for the future during his address Friday, June 9.

"Nobody will ever be able to take the place of my mom."