La Colonia Independencia Neighborhood

Residents of a sliver of unincorporated Orange County near Anaheim woke up recently to a fresh coat of gang graffiti and remnants of a weekend drive-by shooting. "It's not something new," said Lisa Castillo, 20, as she toted a child's car seat to her vehicle near where authorities found at least eight shell casings.

Months after diverting nearly half a million dollars that had been earmarked for improvements to La Colonia Independencia, a poor unincorporated area near Anaheim, Orange County Supervisors on Tuesday approved $104,000 in renovations to its community center. Supervisor Chris Norby, whose district includes the working-class neighborhood of 1,000 residents, said the money will refurbish the center's basketball court and pay for new windows and other items.

Months after diverting nearly half a million dollars that had been earmarked for improvements to La Colonia Independencia, a poor unincorporated area near Anaheim, Orange County Supervisors on Tuesday approved $104,000 in renovations to its community center. Supervisor Chris Norby, whose district includes the working-class neighborhood of 1,000 residents, said the money will refurbish the center's basketball court and pay for new windows and other items.

Residents of a sliver of unincorporated Orange County near Anaheim woke up recently to a fresh coat of gang graffiti and remnants of a weekend drive-by shooting. "It's not something new," said Lisa Castillo, 20, as she toted a child's car seat to her vehicle near where authorities found at least eight shell casings.

Police swept through the "Big Stanton" neighborhood at dawn Monday, searching homes of several suspected gang members and arresting a 15-year-old boy on suspicion of murdering Rosendo Ibarra, a 17-year-old who was shot in the head in April while talking to his girlfriend at a pay phone.