The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to extend existing contracts with 18 gang intervention and prevention agencies. The contracts, which were extended by nine months, are worth $5.9 million dollars. All of the contracts are due to expire on June 30, 2010. An independent monitor and the mayor’s Office of Gang Reduction and Youth Development will monitor the performance of the contractors to ensure they are using the city funds appropriately. The City Council also approved a new contractor to replace Unity T.W.O. A Los Angeles Times report in August, 2009 detailed a pattern of financial discrepancies, overdrawn bank account and missing payrolls at Unity T.W.O
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