LOS ANGELES — Community intervention workers are now receiving training thanks to new funding. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez secured $2.2 million for the project. A man who has been helping deescalate crime in his community for 17 years is...

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez announced a $2.2 million increase in funding for the Community Intervention Workers program on Monday, offering programs like yoga and therapy to individuals frequently working in traumatic situations. Product of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development Office,...

City officials launched a public safety initiative Monday aiming to provide trauma training and services to community intervention workers who implement an unarmed response alternative to policing. Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, who chairs the City Council’s public safety committee, announced the Project...

More than 100 unarmed intervention workers in Los Angeles, whose jobs involve preventing gang-related violence and responding to other conflicts as an alternative to policing, will get trauma training and support in the coming months under a new city initiative....

It’s no secret that we have a gun violence problem in the Untied States. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans die from gun-related injuries. And while historically, the solution has been to pour money into policing and prisons, the White House...