Sonoma supervisors approve anti-sideshow ordinance targeting participants
Sideshows and some related peripheral activities were outlawed by a vote of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
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Sideshows and some related peripheral activities were outlawed by a vote of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
A plan to install 400 automated license plate readers at 100 intersections in San Francisco is getting fast-tracked after a request Tuesday by Mayor London Breed to expedite necessary legislative changes.
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San Rafael police are investigating three violent incidents that happened after celebrations wrapped up for Guatemalan Independence Day.
Area agencies believe it will migrate from Los Angeles to the Bay Area while lasting multiple days.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is calling on social media companies to join the city in the fight against sideshows, the rowdy gatherings that are publicized on the platforms.
A 21-year-old driver suspected of participating in a sideshow is facing multiple felony charges following a crash that injured two people in Antioch over the weekend.
A woman suffered major injuries after a suspected sideshow participant crashed into her car while fleeing police early Sunday in Antioch.
A wild predawn sideshow at the Antioch Marina parking lot Sunday resulted in crashes, injuries and an SUV submerged in the San Joaquin River.
Another night of sideshow crashes and injuries at the Antioch Marina parking lot has locals questioning the police response. Da Lin reports. (8-6-23)
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to reduce the jail time for spectators within 200 feet of a sideshow.
The city of Santa Rosa is taking on alleged sideshow organizers with a novel approach: suing them under the California Fish and Game code for polluting waterways with tire crumbs from reckless driving.
No one was arrested or cited early Sunday morning in Oakland for watching or participating in two sideshows near the RingCentral Coliseum, police said Monday.
A suspect who was arrested for an August 2022 homicide in Stockton has also now been linked by detectives to a deadly sideshow shooting back in April.
Spectators of sideshows could face steep fines or jail time under a new law voted by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
Officials in Alameda County took a big step in trying to rein in sideshows Tuesday by giving initial approval to a proposed law to make it illegal to even watch one of the illicit car-stunt events.
Alameda County officials are considering a law that would make it illegal to be a spectator at sideshows, but the proposed ordinance has been placed on hold.
John Ramos reports on officials considering an ordinance banning being a spectator at a sideshow (6-21-2023)
A wrongful death lawsuit is being brought on behalf of 7-year-old twin girls whose parents were killed in a crash caused by street racing.
One local family knows the dangers of sideshows all too well.
A driver repeatedly plowed into a burning car during a violent and chaotic sideshow in Oakland early Saturday morning.
Oakland residents woke up to a scene of destruction Saturday morning at the corner of Oak Street and Tenth following a violent night of sideshow activity. José Martínez reports. (5-6-23)
Weekend sideshows and surging crime has East Oakland residents like Ken Houston more than ready to flee the city.
Five San Francisco supervisors are seeking out a policy change so police can use aerial drones during sideshow activities.
San Jose police interrupted an alleged illegal street race Sunday night and detained several people.
