Gangs and drugs task force to hold planning session

The West End Gangs and Drugs Task Force will host a strategic-planning session to reevaluate the needs of the community and develop policy strategies to address substance abuse and gang violence in the West End of San Bernardino County.

The task force, which typically meets in Ontario, will<NO1><NO> meet from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Central Park in Rancho Cucamonga. 

Last year's strategic planning session identified several goals, which included hosting an Alcohol Policy Conference, passing several social host ordinances and establishing a drug court in the West End.

The task force has prompted the need for additional community input and to identify relevant community- and policy-driven goals.

For more information, call 909-982-8641.