Event Brief
Oakland cuts gang violence with life coaches
Filed: Apr 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: Oakland reduced homicides by offering life-coaching services to people at risk of gang-related shootings.
WHO: Oakland
WHAT: Oakland implemented a gang-violence reduction scheme using life coaches instead of prison.
WHEN: Apr 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM ET
WHERE: Oakland, California
WHY: No specific cause was reported.
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