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The following article may be found in the June 1,1992 issue of the
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Nation. It is in the regular Alexander Cockburn column entitled
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BEAT THE DEVIL. It is an excerpt of the BLOODS/CRIPS proposal which
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is all that was contained in the magazine. Why its existence has
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proven so elusive is a mystery. However, comments after here's the
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proposal:
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BLOODS/CRIPS PROPOSAL FOR LA'S FACE-LIFT ($2 BILLION)
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Every burned and abandoned structure shall be gutted. The city will
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purchase the property...and build a community center. If the
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structure is on a corner lot or is a vacant lot, the city will build
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a career counseling center or a recreation center, respectively.
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All pavements/sidewalks in Los Angeles are in dire need of
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resurfacing... Our organization will assist the city in the
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identification of all areas of concern. ..
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All lighting will be increased in all neighborhoods. Additionally,
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lighting of city streets, neighborhood blocks and alleyways will be
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amended. We want a well-lit neighborhood. All aleys shall be
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painted white or yellow...
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All trees will be properly trimmed and maintained. We want all
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weeded/shrubbed areas to be cleaned up and properly nurtured. New
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trees will be planted to increase the beauty of our neighborhoods.
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A special taks force shall be assigned to focus on the clean-up of
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all vacant lots and trashed areas throughout the deprived areas.
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Proper pest control methods shall be implemented by the city to
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reduce the chances of rodent scattering. The city will declare a
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neighborhood clean-up week wherein all residents will be responsible
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for their block-a block captain will be assigned to ensure
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cooperation. Residents will clean up the block in unisys [sic].
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Cockburns comments: Continue with an education plan that-besides
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demanding rehabbing and resupply of schools, a new minimum salary of
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$30,000 for teachers and re-elections for the School Board-reflects
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the concerns of people who want to learn in dignity:
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BLOODS/CRIPS EDUCATIONAL PROPOSAL ($700 MILLION)
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All schools shall have new landscaping and more plants and trees
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around the schools; completly upgrade the bathrooms, making them
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more modern; provide a bathroom monitor to each bathroom which will
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provide freshen-up toiletries at a minimum cost to the students...
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A provision for accelerated educational learning programs shall be
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implemented for the entire Los Angeles Unified School District to
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provide aggressive teaching methods and provide a curriculum similar
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to non-economically deprived areas. Tutoring for all
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subjects...will be mandatory for all students with sub-level grades.
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In these after-school tutorial programs, those students whose grades
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are up to par will receive federally funded bonus bonds which will
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be applied to their continued education upon graduation from high
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school. They will also receive bonus bonds for extra scholastic
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work towards their fellow students...
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High achievers in these areas [math and science] shall be granted a
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free trip to another country for educational exchange..
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The LAUSD will provide up-to-date books to the neglected areas and
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enough books to ensure that no student has to share a book with
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another...
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LAUSD will remove all teachers not planning to further their
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education along with teachers who have not proven to have a
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passionate concern for the students...All teachers shall be given a
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standard competency test to verify they are up-to-date with subjects
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and modern teaching methods. Psychological testing will also be
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required for all teachers and educational administrators, including
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the Los Angeles School Board, every four years.
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All curriculums shall focus on the basics in high school
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requirements...inundated with advanced sciences and additional
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applied math, English and writing skills.
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Busing shall become non-existent in our communities if all of the
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above demands are met.
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Cockburn's comments: As part of their human welfare plan, the gangs
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propose three new hospitals, forty health care centers, and dental
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clinics within ten miles of each community, as well as the
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reconstruction of city parks; and then deal with a topic on which
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the quackery of the Haves has exceeded all bounds:
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BLOODS/CRIPS HUMAN WELFARE PROPOSAL ($1 BILLION)
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We demand that welfare be completly removed from our community and
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these welfare programs be replaced by state work and product
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manufacturing plants that provide the city with certain supplies.
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State monies shall only be provided for invalids and the elderly.
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The State of California shall provide a child welfare building to
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serve as day care centers for single parents...
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BLOODS/CRIPS LAW ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM ($6 MILLION)
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The Los Angeles communities are demanding that they are policed and
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patroled by individuals who live in the community and the commanding
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officers be ten-year residents of the community in which they serve.
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Former gang members shall be given a chance to be patrol buddies in
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assisting in the protection of the neighborhoods. These former
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gang members will be required to go through police training and must
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comply to all of the laws institued by our established authorities.
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Uniforms will be issued to each and every member of the "buddy
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system", however, no weapons will be issued...Each buddy patrol will
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be supplied with a video camera and will tape each event and the
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officers handling the police matter. The buddy patrol will not
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interfere with any police matter unless instructed by a commanding
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officer.
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BLOODS/CRIPS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
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($20 MILLION) Loans shall be made available by the federal and
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state governments to provide interested minority entrepreneurs
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interested in doing business in these deprived areas...
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These loans shall not exceed a 4% interest bearing charge a year.
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The businessman shall not be required to have security for the
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loan, however, the businessman must present at least two years of
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business operation and taxes, with a city license before funds will
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be allocated...Assistance for business plans shall be made available
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by the Small Business Administration...business owners shall be
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required to hire 90% of their personnel from within their
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community...
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IN RETURN FOR THESE DEMANDS THE BLOODS/CRIPS WILL:
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1. Request the drug lords of Los Angeles take their monies and
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invest them in business and property in Los Angeles.
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2. Encourage these drug lords to stop the drug traffic and get them
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to use the money constructively. We will match the funds of the
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state government appropriations and build building for building.
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3. Additionally, we will match funds for an aids research and
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awarness center in South Central and Long Beach and will only hire
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minority researchers and physicians to assist in the aids epidemic.
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GIVE US THE HAMMER AND THE NAILS,
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WE WILL REBUILD THE CITY.
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