The lowrider culture has been around since the 1940s but in San Jose, there’s been a ban on cars cruising in the city since 1992. On Wednesday, a council committee voted unanimously to lift the ban.
is one step closer to lifting the car-cruising ban it implemented 30 years ago. Advocates of cruising say the ban discriminates against their Mexican American culture and heritage.
The lowrider culture has been around since the 1940s but in San Jose, there’s been a ban on cruising in the city since 1992. On Wednesday, a council committee voted unanimously to lift the ban. San Jose City Councilmember Raul Peralez spoke candidly Thursday about his own experience with cruising and why he supported lifting the ban. The city says it cracked down on cruising to help curb gang violence and other criminal activity.
Still, San Jose Police Lieutenant Stephen Donahue isn’t on board with lifting the ban and during the committee meeting said:
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