Sideshow (automobile exhibition) - Wikipedia
A sideshow (so-called in the San Francisco Bay Area, and a street takeover in the Los Angeles area [1][2]) is an informal and often illegal demonstration of automotive stunts now often held …
Bay Area: What is a sideshow or street takeover? - The Mercury …
Dec 9, 2024 · Sideshows are illegal car demonstrations that originated in the Bay Area, but due to their danger, law enforcement agencies are taking steps to curb them.
Bay Area leaders, police agencies roll out new sideshow …
Aug 30, 2024 · The mayor of San Francisco and police officers from both sides of the Bay said Friday they're working together on ways to disrupt and ultimately prevent sideshows. The …
Sideshows: The tire-spinning, rubber-burning Bay Area …
Dec 10, 2024 · People in urban communities of the Bay Area are likely already used to the screech of tires that can signal the presence of a nearby “sideshow” or street takeover. …
'This was the last straw': Bay Area residents fed up with sideshows
Apr 8, 2024 · A series of illegal sideshows took over Bay Area roadways this past weekend, including one that brought traffic on the Bay Bridge to a halt. When the smoke cleared, …
Calif. desperately tries to curb one of the state's most hated
Sep 24, 2024 · Gov. Gavin Newsom just signed four new bills that aim to crack down on sideshows, one of the most hated illegal activities in the Bay Area, his office announced.
How did sideshows begin, and how did they get so out of hand?
Jun 2, 2023 · (KRON) — The first Bay Area sideshows took place in the parking lot of a McDonald’s, across the street from Oakland’s Eastmont Mall. They involved young men, some …
Bay Area sideshows: Woman injured, Bay Bridge blocked, four …
Apr 7, 2024 · Large back-to-back sideshows swept the Bay Area late Saturday into Sunday, injuring a 20-year-old woman in Mountain View and later blocking the Bay Bridge for about 20 …
Inside the massive surge in sideshows across the Bay Area — and …
Oct 13, 2021 · Bay Area leaders are struggling with the growth of sideshows. On a crisp night in February, a caravan of cars and trucks tore through San Jose, following a cryptic set of …
People stand in ‘ring of fire’ as overnight ... - NBC Bay Area
Aug 24, 2024 · Overnight sideshows brought large crowds in several Bay Area cities early Saturday morning. One sideshow happened just after midnight at the intersection of Lewis …