BATTLE FOR PARK WILL START TODAY.Byline: Ryan Oliver Staff Writer PACOIMA - Community leaders will announce a major program today to cut down gang violence in and around the Humphrey Recreation Center as well as improve the quality of life for surrounding residents. The project aims to use police, city, county and community resources to keep the center clean and enhance the services available for anyone who wants to use it. ``The community is tired of the gang problem around there,'' said County Department of Probation spokesman Ken Kondo. ``They said this is it. We've had enough of this. They want to be part of the solution.'' Kondo said government and police agencies will redouble re·dou·ble v. re·dou·bled, re·dou·bling, re·dou·bles v.tr. 1. To double. 2. To repeat. 3. Games To double the doubling bid of (an opponent) in bridge. v. their efforts to keep graffiti graffiti Form of visual communication, usually illegal, involving the unauthorized marking of public space by an individual or group. Technically the term applies to designs scratched through a layer of paint or plaster, but its meaning has been extended to other markings. and gang members out of the park, and maintain landscaping. Additionally, new programs will be added to the recreation center such as literacy and nutrition classes, Kondo said. ``I think this is a model a lot of communities will be able to use in the future,'' Kondo said. ``People want neighborhoods where it's safe and secure to go to the park, and we're bringing in the services to do that.'' The announcement is expected to take place about 10 a.m. at the center in the 12500 block of Fillmore Street The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , where more details will be announced. Officials attending include Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky Zev Yaroslavsky (born December 21, 1948) is a Los Angeles County politician. He served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1975 until 1994, when he was elected to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He was preceded in both offices by Edmund D. Edelman. , Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton, Chief Probation Officer probation officer n. 1. An official usually attached to a juvenile court and charged with the care of juvenile delinquents. 2. An official charged with supervising convicts at large on suspended sentence or probation. Richard Schumsky and City Councilman Dennis Zine. Ryan Oliver, (818) 713-3669 ryan.oliver(at)dailynews.com |
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