Two shot at park during anti-gang program
July 21, 2011 | 9:39 am
And on July 14th, where it only made news because Hollywood stars were on scene:
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena witness real drama with LAPD
July 14, 2011
And on June 22nd. And a few other times in between that didn't make the news.
Meanwhile, it takes a full-on task force to convene in the future to address serious, well-known, ongoing operational issues at one of the large Los Angeles parks:
Problems at Harbor City park continue
July 20, 2011
The City Charter says that the responsible department is the Department of Recreation and Parks - full stop.
So where exactly has the department who is responsible for these parks been while all of this is going on?
Certainly not engaging in any significant proactive prevention.
Why isn't Recreation and Parks able to handle their parks?
Maybe you should ask your Councilperson and the Mayor that question. After all, they created and approved - unanimously - a budget that has basically destroyed this department's ability to do much of anything, really.
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Additional:
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The Daily News is reporting that Villaraigosa had planned to show off his "Summer Night Lights " program - the anti-gang program where two kids were shot last night - to the US Conference of Mayors tonight.
We're unable to confirm the exact location of the 911 call for a shooting at Toberman Recreation Center that came in earlier this afternoon. More when we get it.
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