The History of the Oakland Sideshow (via Bay Curious)
The original sideshows were pop-up parties -- part car show, part block party. They first bubbled up in mall parking lots of Deep East Oakland in the 1980s. Over time the sideshows began to change and the Oakland Police Department began to take notice....
July 4, 201813m 10s
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Show Notes
The original sideshows were pop-up parties -- part car show, part block party. They first bubbled up in mall parking lots of Deep East Oakland in the 1980s. Over time the sideshows began to change and the Oakland Police Department began to take notice. New laws were introduced that criminalized sideshow spectators. That complicated the already tense relationship between police and the community. We get into the history and culture of the sideshow.
Guest: Sandhya Dirks, KQED equity and enterprise reporter
Guest: Sandhya Dirks, KQED equity and enterprise reporter
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