Category Archives: Gangs

Weiss can run but he can’t hide from Jamiel’s Law — protest is a wakeup call to City Hall

Posted on August 7, 2008 by

A protest organized by talk show host Doug McIntyre and broadcast live on KABC 790AM drew several hundred people to Councilman Jack Weiss’ Westside office in support of demands for a crackdown on illegal immigrant gangbangers. Weiss ws nowhere to … Continue reading →

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Weiss wilts: With Jamiel’s protest set for Thursday, wannabe City Attorney agrees to hold hearing — in October

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Five months after an illegal immigrant gangbanger was arrested for the senseless murder of Jamiel Shaw Jr., Councilman Jack Weiss agreed Wednesday to hold hearings on a measure that would order police to investigate the immigration status of suspects at … Continue reading →

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A City Attorney candidate who wants to get tough on gangs and illegal immigrant criminals…No, not Jack Weiss

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Meet Carmen “Nuch” Trutanich, a well-funded candidate for L.A. City Attorney, who wants to get tough on gangs and illegal immigrant criminals. Clearly, he’s not City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo and certainly not Councilman Jack Weiss, the man anointed by the … Continue reading →

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The LAPD’s and City Hall’s blind spot on illegal immigrant gangsters

Posted on August 6, 2008 by

Shining the light on L.A.’s blind spot on illegal immigrant gangsters, talk show host Doug McIntyre is bringing together the Bologna family from San Francisco and the Shaw family from L.A. on Thursday — families that lost loved ones to … Continue reading →

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A S.L.A.P. (Saving L.A. Protest) in City Hall’s face

Posted on June 14, 2008 by

I know now I will not be alone in a Bastille Day protest at City Hall. So many others have stepped forward and said they too are fed up with the arrogance and failure of our city government that I … Continue reading →

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A community activist’s view: Watts Gang Task Force is succeeding

Posted on May 20, 2008 by

This item was written by long-time community activist Noel Weiss, an attorney who played a key role in winning City Hall support in 2006 for doubling tenant relocation payments.   By Noel Weiss West Side activist   Levels of trust … Continue reading →

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Rocky’s school safety plan squeezed by LAUSD’s ‘dance of the lemons’

Posted on May 7, 2008 by

You got to feel sorry for poor City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo. He’s become the living embodiment of the cliché about no good deed goes unpunished. A year ago, Rocky announced with Councilwoman Janice Hahn and Mother of Watts founder “Sweet” Alice … Continue reading →

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“Ahh Corruption …… don’t you just love it ?”

Posted on May 6, 2008 by

This is a reader’s unfiltered and unverified posting in response to the Grape Street Crips and Councilwoman Janice Hahn controversy. Since it’s already available in the comment section of the item headlined Janice Hahn’s gang tattoos, it may as well … Continue reading →

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A remembrance of gang killings past … and a call for action

Posted on May 5, 2008 by

It was 20 years ago on Jan. 30 that Los Angeles reacted with horror to the murder of 27-year-old graphic artist Karen Toshima, killed by a stray bullet during a shootout between rival gang members as she walked on a … Continue reading →

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