Yesterday, October 13th, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 436, which ended restrictions on lowriding cars and legalized cruising across California. This legislation repeals legislation passed in 1982 that allowed cities and municipalities to ban cruising, citing concerns of traffic, noise, and crime. It in turn targeted the Latinx community whom many see lowriding as part of an expression of cultural identity. Thanks to Assemblymember David Alvarez from San Diego, who authored the bill, and efforts of the Sacramento Lowrider Commission, United Lowrider Coalition, and lowrider clubs across California, the lowrider community will no longer be criminalized for cruising.
The Sacramento History Museum is proud to celebrate AB 436! Our newest exhibit, "Boulevard Dreams," in partnership with Sol Collective and the Sacramento Lowrider Commission, showcases the styles, craft, and music of a family tradition stretching generations and envisions an electric future. Through this exhibi...