2014 was a tough year with far too many gang-related homicides. Here I am with PVFT President and PVUSD educator Francisco Rodriguez, at the Vigil for Peace and Unity, Callaghan Park, 28 December, 2014. Many more pics on Facebook:

• www.facebook.com/alan.hicks.1293/media_set?set=a.10152619739442616.1073741844.572652615&type=1
• www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153150300518322&set=pcb.10153150306493322&type=1&theater

Sadly, just a couple hours before the vigil, Watsonville’s 10th homicide of the year occurred not far from Callaghan Park. Police now attribute the murder to “road rage” but it is unclear whether it was also gang-related.

Last Updated on January 11, 2015