In response to recent violence in an eastside Santa Monica neighborhood, the City Council last week agreed to help find ways to address the problems there.
One is to give jobs created by City Hall, local schools and unions to at-risk and minority youth, as well as encourage employment opportunities within the private sector.
But some council members are concerned that creating new jobs without re-evaluating the entire situation may not really help what some view as a societal problem.
“How should we address youth violence, and is creating jobs for them going to help?”
Call (310) 285-8106 with your response before Thursday at 5 p.m. We’ll print them in Friday’s paper. Please limit your comments to a minute or less. It might help to think first about the wording of your response.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 23, 2003. Read the original PDF.