Return of San Jose sideshows lead to questions over city policy effectiveness
Sideshows have become a common sight and sound around the Bay Area. This weekend, they dominated several intersections in San Jose.
San Jose police make gun-related arrests at sideshows
San Jose police said officers broke up two separate sideshows overnight.
San Jose police make arrests after sideshows
San Jose police make arrests after sideshows.
Video: Dozens loot Sacramento-area 7-Eleven store after sideshow
Dozens of suspects looted and vandalized a 7-Eleven store after a sideshow, authorities said. Some suspects involved are also believed to be from the Bay Area.
Illegal Oakland sideshows take over intersections
Illegal sideshows took over two intersections in Oakland on over the weekend.
Sideshows in Oakland shut down intersections
Sideshows in Oakland shut down intersections.
More sideshows in Oakland
There were at least two sideshows in Oakland this weekend.
Dramatic video shows large sideshows in Vallejo, illegal stunts escalate with gunfire, fireworks
Despite ongoing efforts by law enforcement in the Bay Area to stop illegal sideshows, large crowds gathered again in Vallejo over the weekend to watch screeching vehicles spinning donuts, coming dangerously close to, if not hitting, spectators. There were also reports of shots being fired.
Vallejo sideshow goes on and on
Raw video shows a sideshow in Vallejo that went on for more than two hours, according to witnesses.
San Jose city leaders want social media companies to help limit sideshows
San Jose city leaders plan to target social media companies in an effort to shrink the participation and promotion of sideshows.
3 East Bay sideshows filled with fireworks, flames
It was an active night in Oakland and Vallejo as large crowds gathered for sideshows brimming with fireworks and flames.
Police arrest suspect in chaotic Antioch sideshow
A man is now under arrest and charged in connection with the Antioch sideshow over the weekend that left two people hurt.
Antioch sideshow chaos leads to 3 crashes, car plunging into river
A sideshow in Antioch ended in chaos overnight. Police said three car crashes followed, including a car plunging into a river.
CHP will deploy officers in Oakland to help fight crime; critics say data shows it hasn't worked
The California Highway Patrol on Tuesday announced it will deploy officers in Oakland to help fight crime, partnering with Oakland police to combat an increase in criminal activity – though some community activists say in the past, this move hasn't worked.
Sideshow spectators in Alameda County to face less jail time as controversy continues
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to reduce the jail time for spectators within 200 feet of a sideshow from 6 months to 3 months.
Sideshows break out in Oakland early Sunday morning
Oakland police said there was disruptive sideshow activity Sunday morning in two locations near the Oakland International Airport. There were 100 vehicles involved in the sideshow at 66th Avenue and Coliseum Way around 3:30 a.m., police said. Spectators threw fireworks at officers before the crowd was dispersed, the Oakland Police Department claimed. Just 30 minutes later, there was another sideshow with a smaller crowd and 50 vehicles nearby at Edes Avenue and Hegenberger Road. An AC Transit was unable to continue on its route due to the crowd, police said.
Video: Sideshows break out in Oakland early Sunday morning
Oakland police said there was disruptive sideshow activity Sunday morning in two locations near the Oakland International Airport.
Raw video: sideshow lights up Oakland near airport
Oakland police said there was sideshow activity at 66th Avenue and Coliseum Way, involving about 100 vehicles, and another shortly afterward involving about 50 vehicles at Edes Avenue and Hegenberger Road.
Alameda County approves new law for jail time, fines for sideshow spectators
Alameda County supervisors approved an ordinance on Tuesday that would permit police to arrest spectators within 200 feet of an active sideshow. If arrested, spectators could face up to six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. Civil liberty groups have vowed to fight the law saying it tramples on the First Amendment.
Family of Peninsula couple killed by alleged street racers files civil lawsuit
It has been 215 days since a street racing crash claimed the lives of a Peninsula couple, who were the parents of 7-year-old twin girls.