Sacramento Lowrider Commission says city broke promise by making Miller Park a 'safe ground site'

Sacramento's lowrider community says an almost 40-year-old promise of a safe space to host cruises and events has been broken by the city of Sacramento. Now they're demanding the use of Miller Park after a new safe ground site for the unhoused was put in without notice.

NOW TO A BLAST FROM THEAS PT THIS WAS THE SCENE IN SACRAMENTO IN THE 1980S THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO MOVED LOWRIDERS OUT OF THEIR CRUISING ROUTE IN TAHOE PARK, BUT ME AAD PROMISE TO GIVE THEM A NEW HOME NOW 40 YEARS LATER. ETH LOWRIDER COMMUNITY SAYS THE CITY’S BREAKING THAT PROMISE THEY SAY THE CITY AGREED TO LET THEM USE MILLER PARK, BUT THEY TELL KCRA THREES ANDREA FLORES A SA FE GROUND SITE FOR THE HOMELESS IS LEAVING THEM WITH NO WHERE TO GO. I FEEL LIKE IT’S WE'R’ TIME SACRAMENTO LOWRIDERS HAVE BEEN FIGHTINGOR F ACCEPTANCE FOR DECADES. THEY WERE WANTED AT TAHOE PARK. TAHOE PORT THEY MOVED TO WILLIAM LAND PARK DAN AND THEN FROM WILLIAM LAND, THEY MILLER PARK CAME AUTBO NOW THEIR DISPLACED FROM MILLER PARK AFTER THE CITY OPENED UP A CONTROVERSIAL SAFE GROUND SITEOR F THE HOMELESS WITHOUT NOTICE THAT COULD TRANSPARENCY WAS. IS WHAT HURT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD NO VOICE OR NO SAY WHAT HAPPENED? IT’S KIND OF LIKE. A THERAPY TO US. IT’S CULTURE. IT’S JUST A LIFESTYLE FOR US MILLER PARK HAS BEEN HOME FOR AREA LOWRIDER SINCE 1983 WHEN CAR CBSLU SAY IT WAS OFFICIALLY DEDICATED TO THE LOWRIDING COMMUNITY BY THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. THEY FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THERE’S A MINORITY COMMUNITY AROUND MILLER PARK THAT TO THE PARK THAT THAT DRIVES TO THE PKAR THAT USES APART. WE CONTRIBUTE AS A TAXPARSYE WE CONTRIBUTE TO THESE FACILITY OF THE CITY AND WE SHOULD HEAV A SAY JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE THE NEWLY FORMED SACRAMENTO LOWRIDER COMMISSION WHOSE MEMBERS OFTEN HOST EVENTS TO HELPHE T HOMELESS SAYS CITY LEADERS DIDN’T DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE WNHE RESEARCHING POTENTIALS SAFE GROUND SITES. A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HOMELESS. WE DON’T HAV AE PROBLEM WITH THE HOMELESS. I MEAN, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PLACEMENT OFUT PTING THEM. YOU KNOW, THEY DON’T THEYPSHOUL’ FREEZING COLD RIGHT THEREN O THE WATERFRONT DURING WINTERTIME. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ IS CO-CURATOR OF THE ART OF LOW-RIDING EXHIBIT GOING ON NOW AT THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM, THISS I THIS IS A 1937 BUICK SPECIAL. THIS IS MY DREAM CAR HE SAYS HAVING A SAFE SPACE TO CISERU IS CRUCIAL TO HIS CULTURAL EXPRESSION FOR HIM. THE FUTUREF O LOW RIDING DEPENDS ON IT. THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE’RE HANDING DNOW TO THE NEXT GENERATION AND IF WE DON’T DO IT ONE DAY, IT’LL BE A LOST ART ANDREA FLORES KCRA 3 NSEW SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCILMEMBER KATIE VALENZUELA’S OFFICE SAYS THEY’RE WORKING WITH THAT GROUP TO COME UP WITH A TEMPORARY SITE FOR THE LOW RIDERS UNTIL THAT HOMELESS SITE IS CLOSEDT A MILLER PARK THE LOW WETTER COMMISSION ALSO HAS A LIST OF OTHER DEMANDS INCLUDING REMOVING THE NO CRUISING SIGNS AROUND THE CITY. THEY

Sacramento Lowrider Commission says city broke promise by making Miller Park a 'safe ground site'

Sacramento's lowrider community says an almost 40-year-old promise of a safe space to host cruises and events has been broken by the city of Sacramento. Now they're demanding the use of Miller Park after a new safe ground site for the unhoused was put in without notice. Sacramento lowriders have been fighting for acceptance for decades and say the new site is leaving them with nowhere to go."I feel like we went back in time," Sacramento Lowrider Commission member Joseph Moreno said. "They weren't wanted at Tahoe Park. From Tahoe Park, they moved to Land Park and from Land Park Miller Park came about."Miller Park has been home for area lowriders since 1983, when car clubs say it was officially dedicated to the lowriding community by the city."The lack of transparency is what hurt, we had no voice or say in what happened," Moreno told KCRA's Andrea Flores. "It's kind of like a therapy to us."The newly formed Sacramento Lowrider Commission, whose members often host events to help those experiencing homelessness, say city leaders didn't do their due diligence when researching potential safe ground sites."They failed to recognize there's a minority community around Miller Park, that walks to the park, that drives to the park, and that uses the park," said Olivia Fonseca. "We should have a say just like everyone else."Carlos Rodriguez is co-curator of the "The Art of Lowriding" exhibit going on now at the California Automobile Museum. He says having a safe space to cruise is crucial to his cultural expression. For him, the future of lowriding depends on it."A lot of people think we might have a problem with the homeless. We don't have a problem with the homeless. We have a problem with the placement. They shouldn't be there in the freezing cold right there on the waterfront during wintertime," Rodriguez said. "Lowriding is something that we're handing down to the next generation, and if we don't do it, it will be a lost art."City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela's office said they are working with the group to come up with a temporary site for lowriders until the homeless site is closed at Miller Park. The Sacramento Lowrider Commission also has a list of other demands, including removing "no cruising" signs around the city. They're meeting with city council members Thursday afternoon to get some answers.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Sacramento lowriders have been fighting for acceptance for decades and say the new site is leaving them with nowhere to go.

"I feel like we went back in time," Sacramento Lowrider Commission member Joseph Moreno said. "They weren't wanted at Tahoe Park. From Tahoe Park, they moved to Land Park and from Land Park Miller Park came about."

Miller Park has been home for area lowriders since 1983, when car clubs say it was officially dedicated to the lowriding community by the city.

"The lack of transparency is what hurt, we had no voice or say in what happened," Moreno told KCRA's Andrea Flores. "It's kind of like a therapy to us."

The newly formed Sacramento Lowrider Commission, whose members often host events to help those experiencing homelessness, say city leaders didn't do their due diligence when researching potential safe ground sites.

"They failed to recognize there's a minority community around Miller Park, that walks to the park, that drives to the park, and that uses the park," said Olivia Fonseca. "We should have a say just like everyone else."

Carlos Rodriguez is co-curator of the "The Art of Lowriding" exhibit going on now at the California Automobile Museum. He says having a safe space to cruise is crucial to his cultural expression. For him, the future of lowriding depends on it.

"A lot of people think we might have a problem with the homeless. We don't have a problem with the homeless. We have a problem with the placement. They shouldn't be there in the freezing cold right there on the waterfront during wintertime," Rodriguez said. "Lowriding is something that we're handing down to the next generation, and if we don't do it, it will be a lost art."

City Councilmember Katie Valenzuela's office said they are working with the group to come up with a temporary site for lowriders until the homeless site is closed at Miller Park. The Sacramento Lowrider Commission also has a list of other demands, including removing "no cruising" signs around the city. They're meeting with city council members Thursday afternoon to get some answers.

Sacramento Lowrider Commission says city broke promise by making Miller Park a 'safe ground site'

Sacramento's lowrider community says an almost 40-year-old promise of a safe space to host cruises and events has been broken by the city of Sacramento. Now they're demanding the use of Miller Park after a new safe ground site for the unhoused was put in without notice.

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