Rocky Delgadillo, Former Los Angeles City Attorney, Talks to Azteca America's 'Issues: Caras y Voces' About Successes Against Gang Violence

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May 11, 2010, 02:40 ET

WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America television network is proud to feature Rocky Delgadillo, former Los Angeles City Attorney, on this week's broadcast of "Issues: Caras y Voces," hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman.

As a two-term city attorney from 2001 until 2009, Rocky Delgadillo spearheaded important programs to reduce violence in Los Angeles.

Delgadillo specifically focused his efforts on developing programs to reduce gang-related crime, increase access to education and construct community networks to report and reduce local crime.

"One of the things that we saw was that gangs in Los Angeles saw their drug income shrinking as a percentage," he said as evidence of the effectiveness of programs during his tenure. He also spoke about the need to prosecute fraudulent financial practices.

Delgadillo is currently running for the office of California Attorney General.

"Issues: Caras y Voces" features top leaders that impact the Latino community through one-on-one interviews conducted by Armando Guzman. Covering the White House and the Capitol for almost two decades, Mr. Guzman is one of the most respected correspondents in Washington. The interview forum airs Tuesday evenings during Noticiero Azteca America, the network news broadcast of Azteca America.

Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez (FL), Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA), Senator Harry Reid (NV), Congressman Jose E. Serrano (NY), Senator Bob Menendez (NJ), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, NIDA Director Nora Volkow, ACS President Elmer Huerta, NEC Deputy Director Diana Farrell, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and Mexican Ambassador in the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan.

Don't miss "Issues: Caras y Voces" Tuesdays during the nighttime transmissions of Noticiero Azteca America at 11:00 pm EDT and PDT/10:00 pm CDT.

Webcast repetitions are available at www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.

About Azteca America and Grupo Salinas

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in over 60 markets throughout the United States.

Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com ), Grupo Salinas also includes Grupo Elektra, Banco Azteca, Afore Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Grupo Iusacell and Azteca Internet.

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