Earlier this month, distinguished college professor Angela Davis wrote an editorial about the anti-gang injunction proposed in the Fruitvale neighborhood.
The injunction is designed to protect residents and businesses of the Fruitvale from the Norteños, one of the most violent and sophisticated criminal organizations in the city. In 2010 alone, this gang was connected to at least 38 shootings in Oakland – at least 13 of them in the Fruitvale area.