Rev. Dan Stevens of OCO

The Rev. Dan Stevens of Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) shows a report card where the Mayor and other city officials have failed to work to curb the violence in Oakland, at a press conference in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. OCO members held a meeting called Save Lives Now on May 22, where the Mayor's office promised to move forward to prevent violence. Since the meeting, 23 more lives have been lost and the Mayor's office has failed to take action. (Alison D. Yin/The Oakland Tribune)