SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 26 -- The California State Assembly Democratic Caucus issued the following news release:
SACRAMENTO, CA -With California's homicide rate at its lowest point in recorded history, California Governor Gavin Newsom took a key step in furthering public safety by signing Assembly Bill (AB) 2378, a bill authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), which establishes an Office of Community Violence Intervention (CVI). This law expands and strengthens the California Violence Intervention and Prevention (CalVIP) Grant Program - the very initiative credited with helping drive that drop in crime. As applications for CalVIP funding continue to pour in at record levels, AB 2378 gives the program the senior-level leadersh...