NLC has initiated a network of 13 major cities in California to combat gang violence and victimization.  The California Cities Gang Prevention Network, the first of its kind in the nation, will focus on successful policies and practices that interweave prevention, intervention, enforcement and a community's "moral voice" as an alternative to prison-only solutions.

NLC is partnering with the Oakland-based National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) to launch the three-year project with support from the California Wellness Foundation, the California Endowment, the East Bay Community Foundation, and the Richmond Children's Foundation.

Participating cities in California will include Fresno, Los Angeles (San Fernando Valley), Oakland, Oxnard, Richmond, Sacramento, Salinas, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton. Insights from this effort will be shared broadly with other communities in California and throughout the nation.

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Monthly Bulletins

• Bulletin #8 - September 2007
• Bulletin #7 - July 2007
• Bulletin #6 - May 2007
• Bulletin #5 - March 2007
• Bulletin #4 - January 2007
• Bulletin #3 - December 2006
• Bulletin #2 - October 2006
• Bulletin #1 - September 2006

Nation's Cities Weekly Articles

• September 10, 2007: NLC Gang Project Advisory Committee Chair to Direct California's Anti-Gang Efforts
• July 2, 2007: Cities Share Gang Prevention Strategies at San Jose Meeting
• April 16, 2007: Calif. City's Partnerships Reduce Crime, Gang Violence
• January 29, 2007: 13 Cities in California Share Gang Prevention Strategies
• September 18, 2006: Network of California Cities Combats Gang Violence 

For more information, contact Leon Andrews at (202) 626-3039 or andrews@nlc.org.