it will take place between Sixth and 28th streets from May to October.
“I mean it's been 30 years that we have been restricted and sometimes we cruise once down Highland, but that’s it,” said Arellano
The law prohibited riding low and slow on Highland Ave more than once.
The ordinance was meant to alleviate traffic congestion, stemming from lowriders cruising and also to avoid crime.
Still, as it gained popular attention, more crowds started to gather. Meaning wrong crowds were igniting problems that were causing crime during the cruise show. Crimes that had no relation to the low riders, but painted them in a bad light because of the issues. City leaders say crime was at an all time high, which is why the 1992 ‘no cruising' ordinance was passed.
“All the people that the cruising attracted were what caused a lot of problems and so we became kind of the crime capital of the county. And a lot of it was because of what was happening on Friday nights. Businesses were being killed,” said Councilmember Ron Morrison, who has said he supports lowriders but also supports regulations.
Meanwhile other city council members say this ban was discriminatory in the early 90’s and argues that it was intended to profile people of color.
“You can talk to some of the lowriders who have been ticketed dozens of times, without actually doing anything,” said Councilmember Marcus Bush, who opposes the ban. He says other cities in the South Bay have also seen cruising, but National City is still the one with a law that prohibits it on a street.
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