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People from Los Angeles

Below is a list of people that have in some way been connected to issues pertaining to gangs, juvenile delinquency, and intervention strategies in Los Angeles. The list includes people of grass roots organizations, researchers, attorneys, journalists, artists and community advocates.

Programs and Organizations working in the field of youth violence

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Daniel Alejandrez, Barrios Unidos

Sonny Arguinzoni, Victory Outreach

Aquil Basheer, B.U.I.L.D.

Art Blajos, Writer

Chris Blatchford, FOX News

Fr. Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries

Jim Brown, Amer-I-Can

London Carter, FOCUS Youth Gang Services

Oscar De La Torre, Pico Youth and Family Center

Tom Hayden, former State Senator

Malcolm Klein, University of Southern California

Manuel Lares, Barrios Unidos

Hector Marroquin, NO GUNS

Cheryl Maxson, UC Irvine

Wes McBride, OSS, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Connie Rice, Civil Rights Attorney, Advancement Project

Edward Rodarte, Councilman and former mayor of La Puente

T. Rodgers, Sidewalk University

Luis Rodriguez, Author and Poet

William "Blinky" Rodriguez, Valley Unity Peace Treaty

Alex Sanchez, Homies Unidos

Gilbert Sanchez, Gang Violence Bridging Project

Sanyika Shakur, a.k.a. Cody Scott, Author

Khalid Shaw, Stop the Violence, Increase the Peace

James Diego Vigil, UC Irvine

Maxine Waters, US Congresswoman