LA GANG TOURS..making the 'hood hip!

You liked Boyz N the 'Hood and Training Day? Love Snoop Dogg and Dre? Well a company called LA Gang Tours is offering a great opportunity to check out street life in person.

The first tour on January 16th was sold out! Passengers received a discount of $35 on the regular $100 per head ticket and signed waivers that they were aware they could become crime victims and agreed to put themselves in the hands of ex-gang members who had negotiated a cease-fire in the most violent gang area in the U.S.

The tour stop includes:

• The Los Angeles County Jail
• The Metropolitan Detention Center
• Birthplace of Black Panther Party
• Firestone Sheriff Station

While I don't see real estate prices going up in the area because it is more attractive to baby boomers (see my previous blog on Rochester) these folks at LA GANG TOURS seem to have their heart in the right place.

The objective of these tours, which are scheduled to run once a month, is to create jobs for residents of South Central and to inject money back into the community. It also promotes the continuation of a cease fire in certain designated areas in exchange for the tour operators hiring some of their youth for employment and training opportunities. Designated routes and times are being honored by participating gangs.The objective of these tours, which are scheduled to run once a month, is to create jobs for residents of South Central and to inject money back into the community. It also promotes the continuation of a cease fire in certain designated areas in exchange for the tour operators hiring some of their youth for employment and training opportunities. Designated routes and times are being honored by participating gangs.