The San Bernardino city council found $114,000 for a Police Activities League and other after-school programs when they were confronted by a throng of over 150 people attending their February 20 meeting. Organized by the Youth Organizing Project of Inland Congregations United for Change (ICUC), more than 50 teenagers, parents, and clergy testified about widespread community fears over violence and racial tensions. The chambers were packed to capacity and dozens of ICUC leaders had to watch the event on television feeds in the lobby. It was the largest attendance at a city council meeting in over a decade.

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