In what has seemingly become a weekend tradition, sideshows hit three major cities in the Bay Area this past weekend.
San Jose police made three arrests at one of the sideshows and issued 21 citations to spectators.On Thursday, new ordinance will be introduced in Oakland that targets organizers and direct participants of sideshows, but it will not include spectators.Police write citations at San Jose sideshow. James Torrez reports
Nearby resident Jay Cee described what he heard and saw after he and his wife woken up by the loud noise.In Oakland, spectators at a sideshow near 6th and Market streets, were seen lighting a fire under Interstate 880. The ring of fire burned as people seemed to jump through it, and cars spun out in circles.
In San Jose on Sunday, one of the sideshows took place at Almaden and Curtner. Another sideshow happened at Lundy and Concourse, to the west of Highway 680, a sideshow. A third sideshow occurred near Alum Rock and White. "Well my city council members felt that we are going to be in violation or make mistakes by targeting people who just happened to be walking by the sideshow. We didn’t want to make a mistake," said Gallo.
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