GANG WATCHERS ®

FOLLOWING THE PROGRESS OF THE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION TEAM

† Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday - Sept 5th. - appointed a former U.S. attorney to lead the state's anti-gang programs, a new position he created in response to rising gang violence in California. Schwarzenegger named Paul Seave to the post and appointed 10 others to an advisory panel to develop long-term plans to deal with gangs. Schwarzenegger created the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy in May.

10 MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP BELOW

[OLD] Deborah Aguilar, co-founder of A Time for Grieving in Salinas
David Brewer, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent
[OLD] Rev. Dr. Joseph Bryant Jr, Sen. Pastor @ Calvary Hill Community Church in SF
Jack Calhoun, president of Hope Matters
Darryl Charles, founder of Overcoming Gangs in San Diego
Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief
Connie Rice, CEO of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles.
[NEW] Angel Rios Jr, Mayor's Gang Prevention Task Force in San Jose.
[NEW] John Roberts, chief probation officer from Kern County.
Sandra Rodriguez, San Bernardino High School principal
John Shegerian, CEO of Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers
Harvey Woo, Sacramento Sheriff's Lieut.

† In the coming months, Gang Watchers will create a link from each of these names with up-dates, contact numbers and e-mails. We firmly believe that this new advisory group ... needs our advice ! In addition, we will up-date this web page with news and information about other groups and advisory committee's. Stay tuned ... more to come. Brother LUCKY.

† [10-12-07] - Ad Hoc Committee Comes Together to Address Violence : The Ad Hoc Committee on Youth Development and Violence Prevention had its first meeting last Thursday at the Pasadena City Hall Council Chambers with much of the leading players who deal with young people in the city sitting in attendance. The meeting was spurred by an action set by the City Council in hopes of addressing the increase in violence and youth violence in the city.