Ping!
Belmont high has always been a dumping ground for bad actors.
In the early 50s any kid that got kicked out of Marshall (where I went) got shipped to Belmont.
The same gangs were in operation then but weren't as violent and the drug use at the time was mostly by blacks.
The Frog Town Rules, White Fence, and the one west of Los Feliz Blvd. (can't remember the name right now) are still the same gangs and they are starting their grandkids in gramer school to be part of the gang.
The few left that were in high school with me that didn't OD, get murdered, or are still in jail are training the kids, and training them to be violent, drug dealers, and general criminals.
They are assimilating the illegals into their gangs but the driving force behind them are 5th and 6th generation Californians.
There are towns in southern California that are so gang-infested that a sane person won't even drive through them anymore, and "white flight" to other states is common now. Mexican/South American immigration is creating hell in California.
To quote another poster, WELCOME TO THE CLINTON/BUSH/KERRY VISION FOR AMERICA.
Someone get them some more ammo......