"I have been thinking about the best way to deal with the gang problem in West Fresno. I believe the Police Department is part of the problem. We have African American leadership who have sold out in the Black community -- so I look like the Lone Ranger dealing with issues in West Fresno. I have spoke to some of the gang members in West Fresno and they want to sit down and talk with each other. The problem we are having is unemployment in West Fresno. The bigger problem is that the Fresno Police Department is not stopping the dope and guns from getting into the community. As a community we can deal with the root of the problem or the surface of the problem. The surface of the problem in West Fresno is the dealer on the street. The root of the problem is who is supplying the dope? We keep hiring more police in Fresno but the problem is not getting any better. I was sitting down by the homeless area on G Street and I saw people in new cars selling and dropping off drugs. Who is bringing drugs in the community? We have cameras and nice toys in the Fresno Police Department! Why can't they catch the people who bring the dope? Why is my community still a drug area? These questions have not been asked publicly."
Contact Rev. Harris at 559-803-0286, email: revharris@nationalnetworkinaction.org or xyfloyd@aol.com or visit http://www.nancal.org
