In 2022, the city of Bakersfield and the police department launched a gun violence reduction strategy. Since then, city officials say the city is safer now prior to the pandemic.

Bakersfield city officials said Friday gun violence is down across the city and attributed the decline to a partnership between the city and several community groups. City Manager Christian Clegg — ...

This strategy was funded through a grant from the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Program, along with the ...

Ventura County resident and retired FBI Special Agent William Rose opens his book “Less Tagging, More Killing” with an ...