A new gang tour takes journalists and tourists into jails and detention
centers, the L.A. River, and the stomping ground for the Florencia 13.
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Alfred Lomas is the creator of the controversial L.A. Gang Tours, which takes tourists around South Los Angeles to see areas associated with gangs. Lomas says he wants to use the tour service to provide money and jobs for the community. But not everyone in South L.A. is buying it. Annenberg Radio's Timothy Beck-Werth asked him how he plans to do that. After speaking with Lomas, Tim met two gang intervention workers at Homeboys Industries, Steve Aguilar and Alex Carpio, who share their thoughts on gang tourism.