Gangs

ARTICLES / COLUMNS
It Takes a Village or a Gang of Kids
Sanford Goodkin, July 30, 2005, Voice of San Diego
A generation of kids in San Diego is endangered. What can we do? On July 22, an extended lunch gathered kids ages 8 to 17, parents, faith-based leaders and representatives of the District Attorney's and City's Attorney's office along with business leaders and high-ranking police officials.

Facing gang violence in San Diego
Richard Louv, July 26, 2005, San Diego Union Tribune
Gang violence, along with other public safety and fire issues, has been largely ignored in the mayor's race; politics is no longer about solutions, but about what we cannot do.

Former Gang Members Unite Against Gangs
Sanford Goodkin Guest Column, May 31, 2005, Voice of San Diego: The gangs had once acted as their families, fathering them when there was no father present, mothering their needs for macho-feeding. Now these young giants of reality have found their real strengths-of-purpose -- to prevent repetition of their own ugly experiences.