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Law Practice

Mar. 20, 2007

Delgadillo Lobbies to Put a Hit on Gangs - in Pocketbook

As some of California's oldest street gangs grow in wealth and organization, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is proposing a new law that would allow local governments to sue them for the financial damage they cause to their communities.

By Ryan Oliver and Linda Rapattoni
Daily Journal Staff Writers

      As some of California's oldest street gangs grow in wealth and organization, Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is proposing a new law that would allow local governments to sue them for the financial damage they cause to their communities.
      Such a tactic may not put them out of business, but Delgadillo believes it woul...

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