On May 16, in front of antiviolence murals painted by artist Brian Peterson and beside a symbolic empty casket at Nickerson Gardens, Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson and Councilmember Tim McOsker joined gang interventionists, peace ambassadors, and nonprofit leaders to denounce the Trump administration’s abrupt decision to slash over $811 million in federal funding for community-based violence prevention.
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