Photo by Daquella manera via Flickr From the Northeast Valley to Northeast Los Angeles, actions against gangs by the city and feds is beefing up. This morning, a federal indictment was initiated and hundreds of gang members from the Drew Estara Click of the Avenues Gang were arrested (If you remember the big shootout in February, these are the guys). Starting at 4 a.m., police and federal officials swept down into Glassell Park and......

One of the most publicized weapons in the city’s decades-long (and some would say, losing) battle against street gangs has been its gang injunction, which prohibits known gang members from hanging around with other gang members, having alchohol, not following curfews and more, under penalty of arrest. Today’s LA Times covers city attorney Rocky Delgadillo’s announcement that the injunction would receive a much-needed overhaul. Why? Well, in addition to it not working very well,......