During their brainstorming, you think anyone mentioned the 287(g) program? Not here I'll bet.
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http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5347648

DA, sheriff answer call from governor

Andrew Edwards, Staff Writer
Article Launched: 03/03/2007 12:00:00 AM PST


A planned brainstorming session between Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and California law-enforcement brass could provide the genesis for a statewide strategy to fight gangs.
San Bernardino County District Attorney Michael A. Ramos and Sheriff Gary Penrod both plan to attend the meeting with the governor Monday. Schwarzenegger's office confirmed that a meeting would take place Monday. Details of the gathering are set to be revealed after discussions take place.

Ramos said Friday that he has not received a specific agenda for the meeting. His office announced that the discussion will be convened to "discuss an initiative for the purpose of bringing state resources to local law enforcement."

Once he sits down with the governor and brass from outside the Inland Empire, Ramos wants to talk about how agencies can work against forces that don't confine their crimes to jurisdictional boundaries.

"My position with the governor is we should coordinate all our resources statewide," Ramos said. "These gangs don't stop at county lines."

Another idea on Ramos' mind is regularly scheduled meetings by Southern California gang prosecutors. He said members of the his gang-suppression unit often encounter counterparts from other areas at training sessions, but he would like to see quarterly meetings of local prosectors and others from places like Riverside and Los Angeles counties.

San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Jodi Miller confirmed that Penrod, as well as Lt. Phil Brown, who commands the sheriff's intelligence efforts, plan on showing up at the brainstorming session.

Penrod's counterpart in Riverside County, Sheriff Bob Doyle, is also planning to attend the event.

In an e-mail, Tom Freeman, the Riverside County sheriff's chief information officer, said Doyle wants to talk about a concept that he considers to be imperative - cooperation with Latin American law-enforcement agencies to work against gangs that migrate across national boundaries.

Representatives from the San Bernardino Police Department will not be at the meeting, police Capt. Steve Klettenberg said. The department is counting on Ramos and Penrod to be eyes and ears for local police departments, sharing ideas gleaned from the meeting.

The planned sit-down between Schwarzenegger and law enforcers comes amid increased attention to gang violence across Southern California. Locally, San Bernardino Mayor Pat Morris has made anti-gang efforts the focus of his first year in office.

Los Angeles officials have been vocal about the need to aggressively fight gang-related crime in their city.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton attended a conference with federal and international law-enforcement agencies in February to share plans on fighting international gangs like Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the 18th Street Gang.

Also, the LAPD has assigned 200 officers to bear down on the city's 11 worst gangs, and officials want to hire 1,000 more officers in the immediate future.