AS PART OF THE CITY OF SALINAS’ ‘FIGHT AGAINST GANGS’, REPRESENTATIVES FROM 7 FEDERAL AGENCIES PLAN TO BE IN SALINAS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS IS THE FIRST SUCH VISIT SINCE SALINAS JOINED THE WHITE HOUSE’S 6-CITY GANG AND YOUTH VIOLENCE PILOT PROGRAM. THE 6 CITY’S INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM ARE CHICAGO, DETROIT, MEMPHIS, BOSTON, AND SALINAS.
ALONG WITH HOPEFULLY IDENTIFYING WHICH OTHER RESOURCES COULD BE USEFUL, AGENCY MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO POINT OUT SUCCESSES (AS WELL AS AREAS OF WEAKNESS) IN THE LOCAL PROGRAM.