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Sacramento officials vote to repeal anti-cruising ordinance

Sacramento officials vote to repeal anti-cruising ordinance
ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. TY: THIS IS NEW TONIT.GH CRUISING WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ALLOWED IN SACRAMENTO. TONIGHT THE SACRAMENTO CYIT COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO REPEAL THE 1988 ANTI-CRUISING ORDINANCE. MEMBERS OF THE LOWRIDER COMMISSION GATHERED AT CESAR CHAVEZ PARK, EAGERLY AWAITING TONIGHT’S VOTE. CUSTOM CARS WERE ON DISPLAY FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. SOME MEMBERS OF THE LATINO COMMUNITY HAD ARGUED THEAN B UNFAIRLY TARGETED THEM. >> WE NEED TO REALLY EMBRACEHE T LOWRIDER COMMUNITY, CULTURE SO WE CAN EMPOWER OUR YOUTH AND OUR COMMUNITY SO THEY HAVE SOMETNGHI POSITIVE T.OO >> CRUISING IS A HISTORIC DAN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR LANOTI CULTURE AND IT’S TO BE CELEBRATED. THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN CRUISI ARENG DOING A LOT OF GOOD IN THE COMMUNY.IT TY: NOW THAT THE BAN ON CRUISING HAS
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Sacramento officials vote to repeal anti-cruising ordinance
Sacramento city officials on Tuesday evening unanimously voted to repeal an ordinance that prohibits cruising. Members of the Sacramento Lowrider Commission gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza as they eagerly waited for the vote. Now that the ban is repealed, cruising is expected to be allowed in 10 days.Mayor Darrell Steinberg argued last week that the ordinance creates an unfair stereotype that associates lowriders with gangs or violence, and he is in favor of the repeal. | Video Below | Sacramento officials to determine fate of ordinance against lowridersThere is also the misconception that lowriders are the same people who would participate in sideshows, where spectators will gather, often by the dozens or hundreds, and circle around vehicles that are doing donuts and often blocking roads. KCRA 3 reached out to the Sacramento Police Department last week, which said it has not identified any relationship between local lowrider groups and sideshow activities.The conflict over the ordinance started months ago when city officials designated Miller Park near the marina as a safe ground for individuals experiencing homelessness. The Sacramento Lowrider Commission said the city in 1983 designated the place for cruising and events.Council Member Katie Valenzuela, who advocated for designating Miller Park for homeless individuals, said during a city council meeting on May 24 that she was not aware of an agreement between the city and the lowrider commission. She added that the current homeless safe ground at Miller Park isn't permanent and once they open more housing and shelters, they'll be moving out — a time frame for that move-out has not been established.| Read That Story Here | Sacramento Lowrider Commission says city broke promise by making Miller Park a 'safe ground site'

Sacramento city officials on Tuesday evening unanimously voted to repeal an ordinance that prohibits cruising.

Members of the Sacramento Lowrider Commission gathered at Cesar Chavez Plaza as they eagerly waited for the vote. Now that the ban is repealed, cruising is expected to be allowed in 10 days.

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Mayor Darrell Steinberg argued last week that the ordinance creates an unfair stereotype that associates lowriders with gangs or violence, and he is in favor of the repeal.

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| Video Below | Sacramento officials to determine fate of ordinance against lowriders

There is also the misconception that lowriders are the same people who would participate in sideshows, where spectators will gather, often by the dozens or hundreds, and circle around vehicles that are doing donuts and often blocking roads. KCRA 3 reached out to the Sacramento Police Department last week, which said it has not identified any relationship between local lowrider groups and sideshow activities.

The conflict over the ordinance started months ago when city officials designated Miller Park near the marina as a safe ground for individuals experiencing homelessness. The Sacramento Lowrider Commission said the city in 1983 designated the place for cruising and events.

Council Member Katie Valenzuela, who advocated for designating Miller Park for homeless individuals, said during a city council meeting on May 24 that she was not aware of an agreement between the city and the lowrider commission. She added that the current homeless safe ground at Miller Park isn't permanent and once they open more housing and shelters, they'll be moving out — a time frame for that move-out has not been established.

| Read That Story Here | Sacramento Lowrider Commission says city broke promise by making Miller Park a 'safe ground site'