Congresswoman Barbara Lee visited with the organizations receiving federal funding in a roundtable discussion about public safety.
Oakland city leaders say crime rates are down, and community violence prevention groups are part of the reason.Congresswoman Barbara Lee visited with the organizations receiving federal funding in a roundtable discussion on Wednesday about public safety.They sat down at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in Chinatown and discussed ways to prevent crime and gun violence, while supporting social justice and public safety.
This was a chance to connect people from all over the East Bay. "If you look at just about every criminal justice, juvenile justice, police accountability, school discipline reform legislation that’s passed in California in the last 12 or 13 years, our fingerprints are on it," said CURYJ Executive Director George Galvis.Galvis said it was powerful to be able to meet with other groups doing similar work.
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