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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: public park

public park stories: 1 news summaries

 LA Fights Park Crime 
 With Midnight Lights 

Even gang members invited to summer nights of food, music

(Newser) - Los Angeles' rundown parks used to be hotbeds of gang violence that scared away law-abiding neighbors after dark, but a new program has brought both a sense of community and a reduction in crime, the New York Times reports. The solution, which has already seen an 86% drop in homicides... More »

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