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Department of Journalism, University of Arizona, Tucson. Copyright 2001 f they think that todayês parents can control a teenês environment outside of the home, what with drugs, alcohol and gangs," Molina said. "I have three boys [ages 12 to 20] living at home and I still worry about them every night.

Paul Eckerstrom, a state assistant attorney general, said he had provided the judge with a range of possible sentences for Garcia, with the most severe consisting of imprisonment of three to 12 and a half years. Sabalos handed down the least severe sentence.

"Frankly I think 12 and a half years would have been excessive," Eckerstrom said, adding that the fact that both Garcia and Silva were juveniles at the time of the shooting entered into the judgeês decision. Eckerstrom also said, however, that Garciaês role in the drive-by might have been underplayed. The victimês family could not be reached

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Restaurants, for example, are required to have 20-pound fire extinguishers in a visible place. The number of extinguishers in an establishment depends on the number and the size of the rooms. A 20-pound fire extinguisherÕs cost ranges from $40 to $80. A new smoke or carbon monoxide detector ranges from $6 to $7 at Home Depot.

"One of the most severe things we saw was illegal wiring in some buildings," Romero said.

Other buildings such as The HandymanÕs Haven have had high repair bills as costly as $100,000, Saroni said.

From this year forward, all buildings will be put through both inspections to receive their annually renewed business license. These inspections will take place starting in Nov. 2002, Romero said.

Owners are not charged for initial inspections; however, if a business fails to fix the problem or problems in the allotted time, they will be fined $47 for each additional visit from the inspectors.

"We wanted to step it up a notch," Romero said. "If people come to a business, they need to be safe."

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