Funds for anti-gang audit

Taking the next step in its efforts to control gangs, the Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved spending $500,000 to audit and gauge the effectiveness of existing anti-gang programs. Daily News.

The council's 12-0 vote provides Controller Laura Chick with the money she needs to analyze the dozens of city programs, which cost taxpayers more than $178 million a year.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has made reducing gang violence a top priority, has promised to cut funding to programs that do not work.