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Dallas City Council Approves Violence Interrupter Contract
YAP, key part of mayor’s public safety agenda
DALLAS The City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a contract with Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) to hire and train violence interrupters in the city’s underserved neighborhoods.
The violence interrupters program is a key part of Mayor Eric Johnson’s public safety agenda. The Mayor’s Task Force on Safe Communities recommended the program in its January 2020 report. In September 2020, the City Council voted to allocate $800,000 in funding to hire violence interrupters during the 2020-2021 fiscal year.
“We cannot and should not rely on police alone to stop the violent crime increases in our city,” said Mayor Johnson. “Violence interrupters, which were highly recommended by my Task Force on Safe Communities, will stop conflicts before they become violent and can help our people and our neighborhoods to grow and thrive. That is why we are thrilled to p
Putting More People in Jail Won’t Reduce Crime in Dallas. Will Violence Interrupters?
If the city wants to reduce violent crime, it needs to try alternatives to mass incarceration. We talked to the head of a nonprofit bringing violence interruption to Dallas.
By Alex Macon
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April 20, 2021
12:30 pm
Policy makers can’t always agree on the best approach to reducing violent crime. But in Dallas, city leaders increasingly seem to understand that we do know what
doesn’t work: putting more people in jail. What’s needed instead is investment in what advocates call a community-based continuum of care. “This is a big pendulum shift. This is not how things have historically been done in Dallas,” says Gary Ivory, president of the national nonprofit Youth Advocate Programs. “We’re finally turning the tide on the mass incarceration that has happened in this country the last 50 to 60 years.”
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It was an old apple orchard. Now it could be the future of clean hydrogen energy in Washington state. By Hal Bernton and James Bruggers, Hal Bernton and James Bruggers, The Seattle Times
Published: April 19, 2021, 6:05am
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EAST WENATCHEE, Douglas County On warm spring days, when the Columbia River is swollen with snowmelt, hydropower generation soars at times when demand may be weak. Markets tank, and sending water through dam turbines can be a money-losing proposition.
In a quest to end these red-ink power sales, the Douglas County Public Utility District is making a $20 million investment in a new, clean energy business.
It Was an Old Apple Orchard. Now It Could Be the Future of Clean Hydrogen Energy in Washington State
Billions of dollars are being invested globally in clean hydrogen development. But massive amounts of electricity would be required to make the clean-burning fuel, extracted from water, a building block of the 21st century low-carbon economy.
By James Bruggers, Inside Climate News, and Hal Bernton, Seattle Times
April 15, 2021
Wells Dam, owned by the Douglas County Public Utility District, will supply electricity to pull hydrogen gas out of well water. A fish hatchery has been built in the last two years alongside the dam. Credit: Steve Ringman/The Seattle Times