tt post may 12 2016 - b

From the 13abc May 11, 2016 story posted above:

q.
Mayor Hicks Hudson said that she wants to bring *Operation Peacemaker* to Lucas County.
q..

The Blade editorial board, the county commissioners, and the sheriff were interested in this idea last year.

July 2015 - Toledo Talk - "Operation Peacemaker":http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/193618/Operation_Peacemaker_-_Mentor_and_pay_people_to_behave  - --(27 comments)--

That thread referenced a July 2015 Blade "editorial blog post":http://toledoblade.typepad.com/our-view/2015/07/politics-and-public-safety.html :

q.
Toledo and Lucas County can do something bold to reduce gun violence in their neighborhoods — if politicians straighten their spines and do what's right, not what's politically expedient.

County commissioners and Sheriff John Tharp have invited the head of a controversial but effective anti-violence program in Richmond, Calif., to speak to Toledo's leaders, including Police Chief George Kral and Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson.

Sheriff Tharp told Lucas County commissioners about Operation Peacemaker last week, after "reading about it in the New York Times.":http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/05/opinion/sunday/to-stop-crime-hand-over-cash.html 

Common Pleas Court Judge Dean Mandros brought the article to the sheriff's attention. 

Commissioners Pete Gerken and Tina Skeldon Wozniak told The Blade's editorial page that the strategy deserves a serious look in Toledo.
q..

About that "particular Blade blog":http://toledoblade.typepad.com/our-view/

q.
This blog expresses the institutional voice of The Blade's Editorial Board on certain online news stories.

As with other unsigned editorials, the opinions expressed here reflect a consensus of The Blade's Editorial Board -- and not necessarily those of an individual writer or other editorial-board member.
q..

Links from the July 2015 thread:

* Nov 12, 2014 - The Nation : "How One California City Began Bringing Its Murder Rate Down":http://www.thenation.com/article/how-one-california-city-began-bringing-its-murder-rate-down-without-cops/#mobile-menu
* Sep 26, 2014 - SF CBS - "Richmond Anti-Crime Program Takes Enemies On Free Trips":http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/09/26/richmond-anti-crime-program-takes-enemies-on-free-trips-operation-peacemaker-fellowship/
* YouTube : "Operation Peacemaker Fellowship - Richmond, CA":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwNsG1RPFvA

youtube=xwNsG1RPFvA