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HOPE GARDENS HOUSING PROJECTS Hope Gardens was built in the late 1960s as a response to the need for affordable housing in South Central Los Angeles. It was designed as a high-density community with a mix of multi-family apartment buildings and townhouses, providing a range of housing options for families of different sizes. Initially, Hope Gardens was seen as a beacon of hope for the African American community, which had been struggling with discrimination and housing segregation for decades. Many families who had been living in cramped and substandard housing conditions in other parts of the city were able to move into Hope Gardens and enjoy a higher standard of living. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, Hope Gardens became plagued by drugs and crime. The crack epidemic hit the community hard, and many young people were drawn into low-level street gangs as a way to make money and gain a sense of belonging. Despite efforts by local organizations and law enforcement agencies to address the problem, crime remained a persistent issue in Hope Gardens. Residents often lived in fear of being caught in the crossfire of rival gangs, and many families struggled to keep their children safe and away from the lure of gang life. Today, Hope Gardens remains a place where crime is rampant. Although there have been some improvements in recent years, including increased police presence and community-led initiatives to promote safety and reduce violence, the underlying issues that have plagued the community for decades continue to persist. Many residents still struggle with poverty and lack of access to opportunities, and the legacy of segregation and discrimination that has shaped the community's history continues to cast a long shadow over its present-day reality. Despite these challenges, however, Hope Gardens remains a vibrant and resilient community, with residents who are determined to build a better future for themselves and their families. DEATH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Growing up in Hope Gardens, Qualeek Daniels had a talent for basketball that quickly became apparent to everyone around him. He spent countless hours on the local court, honing his skills and dreaming of one day making it to the big leagues. Despite the challenges he faced as a young African American man in a community plagued by gang violence, Qualeek was determined to stay on the right path and pursue his dreams. His family and friends rallied around him, providing support and encouragement as he worked towards his goal of becoming a professional basketball player. But tragically, Qualeek's promising future was cut short when he was caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting. He was just 18 years old. His death was a devastating blow to the community of Hope Gardens, and a painful reminder of the toll that gang violence can take on young lives. But Qualeek's memory lived on, not just among his family and friends, but also in the hearts of the many young people in the community who saw him as a role model and inspiration. In the years that followed, his family and friends worked tirelessly to honour his memory, organizing community events and basketball tournaments in his name. And while the pain of his loss never fully faded, his legacy served as a reminder of the power of hope and the potential for greatness that lies within every young person, no matter where they come from. THE DRUG MARKET Despite efforts to address the problem of drug-related crime in Hope Gardens, an open-air drug market has persisted in the community for decades. Located in a secluded corner of the housing project, the market is a hub of activity for drug dealers and users alike, with a constant flow of foot traffic and a sense of lawlessness that pervades the area. Despite multiple gang injunctions and increased police presence in the area, the drug market has remained a stubbornly persistent problem. Many residents in the community are too afraid to speak out against it, fearing retaliation from gang members who control the market and use violence to maintain their power. For law enforcement agencies, the market has become something of a no-go zone, with officers hesitant to venture into the area for fear of being outnumbered and outgunned. Despite repeated efforts to crack down on the market and arrest those responsible, the underlying issues that have allowed it to thrive continue to persist. The result is a community that is deeply divided, with residents living in fear of the violence and crime that are a daily reality in the area surrounding the drug market. While some continue to hold out hope for a solution to the problem, others have resigned themselves to the idea that the market will continue to exist indefinitely, with little hope of change in the foreseeable future. POWER VACUUM In a major victory for law enforcement and the community of Hope Gardens, Maury 'Sandman' Stevens, the 28 year old African-American male known as a prominent figure of the drug trade in the neighborhood, has been taken down in a police raid that marks a significant blow to organized crime in the area. According to police reports, Stevens had been the key player in the open-air drug market that had long plagued the community, controlling the flow of drugs and raking in an estimated $20,000 per week from his illicit activities. However, a months-long investigation led by local law enforcement agencies culminated in a coordinated raid on Stevens' operation, resulting in his arrest and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs and cash. "This is a major victory for the community of Hope Gardens, and a testament to the hard work and dedication of our law enforcement agencies," said the Mayor in a statement following the raid. "We will not rest until every criminal element in our community has been brought to justice, and the people of Hope Gardens can feel safe in their own homes. "While the take down of Stevens has been hailed as a major step forward in the fight against organized crime in Hope Gardens, it has also had unintended consequences. In the weeks since his arrest, there has been a spike in homicides in the area, as rival gangs jockey for position in the power vacuum left by Stevens' absence. Law enforcement agencies are currently working to quell the violence and prevent further bloodshed, but the situation remains volatile, with tensions running high in the community. For many residents of Hope Gardens, the take down of Maury Stevens is a bittersweet victory, one that has brought a measure of relief but also heightened fears about the future of the neighborhood. As they continue to grapple with the fallout from Stevens' arrest, they remain hopeful that their community will emerge stronger and more united in the face of adversity. NEW CREW Hope Gardens has been hit by a surge in violent crime in recent weeks, with law enforcement officials attributing the rise to a new and highly dangerous gang known as the Dopeboys of America (DOA). According to police reports, the DOA is a rapidly rising crew made up of young men from the neighborhood, who have quickly gained a reputation for their ruthless tactics and willingness to use violence to assert their dominance over the area's drug trade. "The DOA is a major threat to public safety in Hope Gardens and beyond," said Police Chief Johnson in a statement released earlier today. "They have shown a complete disregard for human life and have been involved in multiple homicides, shootings, and run-ins with rival gangs. "One of the most high-profile incidents associated with the DOA was the recent murder of 18-year-old Dyonte Moses, who was killed in a drive-by shooting while walking home from a friend's house. According to witnesses, Moses was targeted by members of the DOA, who were driving through the neighborhood in a car with tinted windows. They opened fire on Moses and his friends, hitting him multiple times before speeding off into the night. The murder of Moses has sent shock waves through the community, with residents expressing fear and frustration at the seemingly unchecked violence that has come to define their neighborhood."We can't live like this, it's not safe for us or our children," said Hope Gardens resident Michelle Johnson. "Something needs to be done to stop these gangs from terrorizing our community. "Law enforcement officials say they are working around the clock to dismantle the DOA and bring those responsible for the recent spate of violence to justice. However, they acknowledge that the situation is complex and that there are no easy solutions."We are committed to doing everything in our power to keep the people of Hope Gardens safe," said Chief Johnson. "But we need the community's help. We need people to come forward with information, to help us put an end to the violence and restore peace to our streets."

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The Story of a Kid from the Streets, Dayquan Williams.

This thread is made & will be used to follow the development and story of my character Emilio "Scarface" Nunez. A teen, recently back out of the juvenile detention center, quickly facing severe and dramatic changes in his life, after his mother has finally reached a breaking point in their relationship. He's cast out into the streets, now trying to make ends meet by joining with local gang members in the flats area. Rancho 13

(( This is a follow up thread for Paco's development while living in the Charleston Projects. Follow Original Paco story here: ))

HAKEEM SANDERS HAKEEM SANDERS HAKEEM SANDERS STORY OF HAKEEM SANDERS. SON OF THE NOW DEFUNCT CRYSTAL HEIGHT HUSTLER CRIP SET GANGBANGER. FINDING HIS FEET IN THE JUNGLE THAT IS SOUTH CENTRAL LOS SANTOS.

DIRT GANG BREAKDOWN — The Rollin 30 Harlem Crips (R30) also known as “Dirt Gang” (DG) or Dirty Money Boys (DMB) / Dirt Money Girlz, or sometimes known as the Original Harlem Crips (OHC) reputable set resided in Los Santos, San Andreas. The 30s mostly consist of African American and Belizean Creole descent, although you will find quite a bit of Hispanics here and there. The OHC’s comprise of a few cliques like the Avenues, Denker Park, 35th Street, 37th Street, and 39th Street. They usually go by the blue flag but sometimes they can be seen with some brown flags here and there. Although the Rollin 30s are a street gang they dabble in Organized Crime and that’s what makes the 30s more versatile and different when it comes to other street gangs. The R30s fall under the Rollin 0's umbrella and unlike the 40’s - 100s they don’t claim Neighborhood and are strictly Rich Rollin, this makes them the ONLY Rollin Crip set that does not claim NHC, this doesn’t stop them from cliquing up with the Rollin 40s though. The Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips have had a long history with other sets who they have battled with and gotten cool with to prove themselves. They claim all of the NHCs as allies and as previously mentioned before they are cliqued up with the Rollin 40s Neighborhood Crips, they also have managed to expand their connections throughout Los Santos and solidify alliances with the Grape Street Crips, Four Tray Gangster Crips, Bacc Street Watts Crips, Holmes Street Watts Crips, Paramount Gundry Blocc Crips, East Coast Crips, and the Rollin 100s . For the contentions though, the Rollin' 30s Harlem Crips rival against The Rollin' 20s Neighborhood Bloods, Black P Stones, School Yard Crips, 53 Avalon Gangster Crips, All Hoover Criminals, All Brim Blood Sets, All Gangster Blood Sets (Heavily including Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods.) OPERATION THUMBS DOWN — In 2010, the Rollin 30 Harlem Crips were the reason for more than 1,000 robberies inside the Los Santos Province area. In 2013, almost 100 cops caught an immense bundle of the Harlem 30s in Operation Thumbs Down, a 30-month examination that zeroed in on people of the Rollin 30 Harlem Crips. The assessment was begun in 2011 to target people of the Rollin' 30s because of the viciousness and ruin they were unleashing inside the Los Santos district. They were known for a ton of viciousness inside the local area where they guarantee as to their domain. During the assessment, the law requirement discovered how much the gathering was remembered for drug appropriation all through Los Santos. As effectively communicated the group has various sets and coteries that different various pieces of the pack. Each set cases unmistakable domains all through the group's by and large guaranteed region and has its huge homies. During the Operation Thumbs Down examination, these huge homies are who law implementation followed. Around 21 individuals from the road group were arraigned governmentally in Los Santos and from that point forward more than 100 individuals from the posse were accused of weapon and opiate infringement regarding Operation Thumbs Down. BELIZEAN ANCESTRY — Since the 1960s, individuals have left Belize and advanced toward American shores. One of the significant center points of Belizean foreigners has been South Los Santos, all the more especially, the Western, Normandie, and Vermont hallways. Belizeans began joining South LA posses in the 1980s, mixing Black culture with their own local culture. Nowadays, essentially every pack from Venice to Florence among Vermont and Crenshaw is prevalently Belizean. Packs that brag hefty Belizean enrollment incorporate the Fruit Town Brims, Rollin 30s Crips, 52 Hoover Gangsters, Trouble Gangster Crips, Van Ness Gangsters, Rollin 20s Bloods, Rollin 40s Crips, and Black P Stones. HARLEM GANG DRILLAS — The Dirt Money Boyz / Dirt Money Girlz commit a large scale of crimes, from home invasions to burglary, robbery, murder, drug trafficking, and believe it or not despite them being a street gang the Rollin 30s dabble in organized crime and move as an organization in some instances. This is what makes the Rollin 30s unique and what helps them consist of more variety when it comes to other sets in Los Santos. Nowadays with petty scam methods and fraudulent crimes taking over the streets, you will often find the younger individuals participating in petty scams, carding, and just fraudulent activity in general. The Rollin 30s are more money-oriented and more focused on getting money and they are currently on the rise when it comes to rappers like ‘Johnny Rose’ ‘DMB Dai’ and other rappers. They are heavily known for their musical influence in Los Santos. After numerous more established individuals from the Rollin' 30 Harlem Crips who were there for direction got detained because of the prosecution set down on the group, the exercises eased back down briefly. The Rollin 30s Harlem Crips used to claim “DNA” which stands for Denker Parc, Thirty-Ninth Street, and Avenues. This is more of an older tradition and you won’t catch any of the younger ones claiming DNA anymore, the newer generation of the 30s claim Dirt Money Boyz (DMB), or for the HGs (Home-Girls) they claim Dirty Money Girlz (DMG). The name Dirt Gang originated from a diss to the Rollin 30s, rival gangs use the name ‘Dirties” to diss the Harlem Crips but the Rollin 30s figured out how to embrace the moniker. Unlike some Crip hoods in Los Santos, the Rollin 30s don’t groove with any Blood sets and often push the term ‘NSA’ which stands for ‘No Slobs Allowed’ (Diss to all Bloods) and often show strong hate for all Damu sets, especially the neighboring ones. Such as the Rollin 20s NHB, Fruit Town Brims, Van Ness Gangster Brims, and the Harvard Park Brims. The Rollin 30s often sport different kinds of logos and brands to represent where they are from. The Minnesota Twins is a logo that represents a TC (Thirty Crip), they also often wear Detroit Tigers gear which can stand for Denker Park, or Dirt Gang, Texas Rangers which can represent the Thirties, Los Angeles Angels or any ‘A’ hat can represent Avenues and Houston Rockets which can represent ‘Rollin’. Other hats and brands are also worn as well but these are just the basic brands that can be found around the area and are commonly worn.

THE LIFE OF EZRA HERRERA Ezra Herrera was born into a stable family, with both parents working reasonable jobs and both a brother and sister, two years older and two years younger than Ezra respectively. Ezra always saw the positive side to life, blocking all life’s cons out as a way for him to feel happier. He would always be seen smiling and making jokes inside and outside of school, making him a good person to generally be around. Ezra was always a diligent student, arriving to class on time and always completing assignments. He was heavily involved in sports, playing both basketball and football (soccer), while maintaining straight A’s in most classes. He was on a route to success, which was often reassured by his parents’ constant support of him. On Ezra’s eleventh birthday, his family planned a surprise party for him as a reward for his hard work in school. His father, accompanied by both of Ezra’s siblings drove out to the local bakery to buy a cake for him, however on their way back from the bakery, an 18-wheeler collided with their car, throwing it into a nearby lamp-post. Ezra, who was in school at the time, was picked up by his mother, and was rushed to the ER where the rest of their family was. Ezra and his mother waited at the hospital for hours, only to be told that his siblings passed away during surgery, with his father in a coma. His father, who’s currently in the coma, serves as a constant reminder of Ezra’s vulnerabilities, whilst his siblings remind him of whatever family he had in the past. Ezra slumped into depression over the next year of his life, often flunking school and staying away from home for weeks on end. He dragged himself into a horrible friend group, with most friends affiliated to various varrios around Chamberlain. Ezra currently suffers from depression, however he tries his best to mask it with a positive attitude when in public. He has pursued a career in social media, whilst thinking that the money he could receive from it would benefit his family, with his mother’s addiction to heroin and his father’s current state. The thought of both family and power within the controlling Chamberlain Varrio Tortilla Flats gang has a very appealing effect on Ezra’s mentality, subsequently Ezra has affiliated himself with the gang, and is often seen with several Tortilla Flats gang members. Ezra (left) standing beside a Tortilla Flats gang member (right).

Emmanuel 'TYG Escalade' Williamson. 17 year old school drop out EMMANUEL WILLIAMSON a/k/a TYG ESCALADE has been a resident of Forum Drive his whole life. He has been seen around and all the residents would know him as ESCALADE. Emmanuel suffers from hypothyroidism which means he has ballooned in size over the years. He comes in at a whooping 260 pounds standing tall at 6'1. ESCALADE considers his affiliates and fellow gang members to be his brothers (something he did not have in his childhood, being the only son of his parents), this was the reason why he was peer pressured into gang violence and illegal acts from a young age. ESCALADE has a very short fuse and is fiercely loyal to his friends when they are disrespected. Getting respect from his peers is his number one priority, whether it be from students in school, their gang-banging family members, or other gang members around the city. As a result, Emmanuel is guilty of pressuring his homies into putting in work for the set. Emmanuel was given the name "TYG Escalade" when he was jumped into the set by OYG "Von-Brazy" and YG "T-Boogie".

Clique History: According to aforementioned information, the gang's structure was changed along with the cliques of the set. The South Side Carson Crip gang has always had 2 cliques within it known as the 5100 Dirty Davis Crips (1985 - 2003) on Brouge Avenue and the 5500 Tiny Bully Crips (1985 - 2002) on Roy Lowenstein Boulevard. 5500 Low Life Mafia / Roy Bullies The 5500 block clique of the gang went defunct up until 2012 when Darnell Brim & Delmar "Ducc Low" Wallace decided to bring it back with a fresh name, the 5500 Low Life Mafia Crips (still under Davis Crip car). The clique 5500 Low Life Mafia was formed by: - Darnell "Big Brim" Brim - Delmar "Ducc Locc" Wallace - Lamarcus "Crazy Lane" Wilkins (SSIP) - Wendell "Baby Xplosive#5" Henley Delmar "Ducc Loc" Wallace - OG 5500 member, was apart of 55 Bully Avenues / 55 Roy Bullies as one of the last members, later formed 55 Low Life Mafia after prison release. Roland “Mafia Frogg” Webb - OG 5500 member, was apart of the 55 Bully Avenues / 55 Roy Bullies as one of the last members, later formed 55 Low Life Mafia with Delmar “Ducc Low” Wallace. Downfall of the 55LLM clique, circa 2020. 1: Javaris “S Face” Stewart, a very influential 55LLM figure, is on the run for the murder of 3 LSPD police officers. Himself, Carson “Five Time” Polk, and Keenon “S Maniac” Love all were involved in the slaying of the law enforcement officers. 2: Zariyah “S Sane” Stewart, another prominent frontline 55LLM member, was caught & killed in a drive-by shooting by members of Kelly Park Crips, she was a key member of the 55 clique, and this sparked multiple shootings over the span of a weekend, resulting in deaths from both sides. 3: Joseph “Bkad Time” Gilbert, another influencer from the 55LLM clique was shot & killed by LSPD in the midst of leaving his house. Joseph was another innocent death cause by the LSPD, and members of SSCC came together/ marched for the unjustified death of Joseph Gilbert. (5500 Slang) Bully Crip / Roy Bully Crip / Roy Bully Mafia / 55 Mafia / 55 Bully Crip / 55 Low Bully Crip / 55 Low Life Bullies / 55 Bully Blocc - alternative names for the 55 Bully Loc clique Bully Locsta / Bully Oso - a member of the 55 Low Life Mafia / 55 Roy Bullies Davis Bully Loc Crip / Carson Bully Loc Crip / Carson Mafia Bullies / Low Life Carson Crip / Davis Bully Crips / Carson Bully Crips - South Side Carson Crip name mixed /w 5500 Bullies in shorter form. On South Bully Loc / On 55 / On Bully Blocc / On Bully Mafia / On double L-M / On Low Life Bullies / Double L-BC Crip / On Bully Gang - swearing on the 55 Mafia clique (This slang is not often used by the younger generations of the gang but the message is still alive when one says so) Young Bull - a young recruit to the clique Carson Bull - a known fighter of the clique Mafioso - any member of the 55LLM Low Life Oso - a known robber in the clique Bully Oso - a known shooter / killer in the clique. Javaris “S Face” Stewart, Zariyah “S Sane” Stewart, H55D Day, circa 2020. Javaris “S Face” Stewart on the left, Roland “Frogg” Webb in the middle, Kaeja “Five Extraz” Crawley on the far right, H55D Day, circa 2020. Clique Information: I’d like to give @Balifornia credits for making all the information above. With that being said, we aren’t aiming to make this a faction. We’d just like to continue our daily RP, and showcase the RP after the gang going defunct. Anybody is allowed to RP with us as long as you are in Carson, that is where we mainly will be at. To all the admins, we are “NOT” a faction. Feel free to PM myself @Trap-Money Scooby @Swaii.Capolat, or @Crooks for a discord invite.