San Jose repeals decades-old cruising ban

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The city originally cited traffic congestion, criminal activity and cruising creating an “environment of fear” as reasons for the ban.

For the first time since 1986, lowriders will once again be able to cruise the streets of San Jose.

When the law was originally passed, the city cited traffic congestion, criminal activity and cruising creating an “environment of fear” as reasons for the ban. “It’s very, very broad, and unfortunately it was utilized very broadly in an attempt to stop other elements in our community, crime and gang violence, that we didn’t want to see,” he said. “But we’re ultimately using way too broad of a brush and in my mind a blatantly discriminatory and inherently racist policy.”

 

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