{"id":603023,"date":"2026-02-20T08:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603023\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:44:25","slug":"city-of-san-diego-receives-5-million-grant-to-address-gang-and-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/603023\/","title":{"rendered":"City of San Diego receives $5 million grant to address gang and gun violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014\u00a0A San Diego City Council commission\u00a0was awarded $5 million to combat gang- and gun-related violence, the city announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The grant comes from the California Board of State and Community Corrections\u00a0(BSCC),\u00a0which provides\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bscc.ca.gov\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:support\u00a0;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">support\u00a0<\/a>for adults and juvenile systems,\u00a0violence\u00a0reduction\u00a0and public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The\u00a0funding will go towards the Gang Prevention and Intervention Commission\u2019s Cohort\u00a05\u00a0Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The grant is made possible by the\u00a0CalVIP\u00a0Grant Program, which is available to\u00a0California\u00a0cities and organizations that serve their community, according to the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cToday,\u00a0we stand at a crossroads where faith and action converge to build safer and healthier communities,\u201d\u00a0Gang Prevention and Intervention\u00a0Commission\u00a0Executive Director\u00a0Jesus Sandoval said. \u201cThrough this\u00a0grant,\u00a0the Peacemaker Project\u00a0is equipped to continue in transforming\u00a0lives, breaking cycles of violence, restoring hope and providing every young person a path to promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Peacemaker Project is a restorative justice effort that aims to prevent violence through\u00a0trauma-informed care and cultural understanding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The initiative also\u00a0attempts\u00a0to address the underlying causes of gang violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cohort 4 of the program was awarded $3.65\u00a0million. In this phase, the city provided services for\u00a0over\u00a01,000\u00a0youth and young adults, along with their family members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Those served were identified through law enforcement reports, County Probation referrals\u00a0and family member requests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI am filled with gratitude for the trust placed in our work, and with unwavering conviction that, together, we can turn neighborhoods\u00a0from\u00a0places of fear to peace,\u201d Sandoval added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego &amp; KUSI News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego &amp; KUSI News. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014\u00a0A San Diego City Council commission\u00a0was awarded $5 million to combat gang- and gun-related&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":603024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5134],"tags":[5229,1582,276,259562,259563,259565,90047,259566,3549,7724,7264,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,259564],"class_list":["post-603023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-diego","tag-america","tag-ca","tag-california","tag-california-board-of-state","tag-community-corrections","tag-gang-prevention","tag-gang-violence","tag-jesus-sandoval","tag-san-diego","tag-san-diego-city-council","tag-sandiego","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-violence-reduction"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116102081258223877","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}