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>> janet spent three years in prison. carlos served 13. lamai served eight. steve was sentenced to life but released after 17 years. the gang life, what is it that drew you? >> it's just the feeling of being welcomed, you know, like a bunch of brothers and sisters you didn't have. >> like another family. >> yeah, like another family away from my family. >> my whole life pretty much family members killed or in prison. the same thing, the gang was a way of life. i don't really feel like i chose that lifestyle. that lifestyle in a way chose me. >> for me it's like second chances. it's like a chan...

Them but use our collective voice to change these conditions. father greg boyle one of the greatest ministry leaders in the country he says it powerfully. nothing stops a bullet like a job. we have a lot to offer, but we have to be present and continue to stand aside the protests that are happening. >> and finally, the politics of this, congressman cleaver. the republicans have the power now. they control the agenda coming up in january in the house and the senate. it's a party that claims it has diversity but not many people believe. that isn't the onus really on the leadership of the republi...

affect public safety in criminal and juvenile justice reform. i am proud to say that this is the ninth summit. we take on issues like closing the california youth authority. and we in the confinement of youth -- young children in -- and the prisoner re-entry program and abolishing the death penalty. we take on three critical issues. the first panel has a riveting discussion about gangs. and reducing gang violence. on our panel are former gang members, gang intervention workers, police, public defenders, and researchers. we talk about strategies to reduce gang violence. i will introdu...

board asking for more funds from this department. >> yes. >> i'd like to look at the ordinance and making changes to it in the future. i think the idea of replacing vehicles that are over ms. kelly thought we'd made a recommendation on the policy we're recommending it be reduced. >> okay colleagues thank you, mr. rose. any questions? comments? >> i make a motion to accept is budget analysts recommendations with expectation of the american questions. >> any discussion on that item? >> can we do so without opposition. >> well actively i'd prefer to take the position for the attrition s...

it is slow and steady, and there is frustration. the gang is replaced with drugs, and there are fallbacks. relapses, connections, there are struggles. this is where collaboration needs to take hold. it has now become a cliche, to say that we cannot rest on our way out of this problem. i no longer want to hear those words. this is not to give the law- enforcement a short shrift. i have had an impact on my husband's life, some of the unwanted. but he has had an impact on mind. i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here...