by Dan Brekke and Andrew Stelzer
An Oakland judge has issued an injunction against 38 alleged members of the Norteños gang in the city's Fruitvale neighborhood.
The order. issued this week by Alameda County Superior Court Judge Robert Freedman, places severe restrictions on the daily activities of those named in the injunction, including whom they can meet and what they can wear.
City Council-member Ignacio De Le Fuente said the order will help suppress violent crime in his district. "It's a very detailed order that I think will allow the city and the Police Department to really make a dent."
Gang-injunction critics say the tactic violates civil rights while doing little to curb violence.