Raw video: sideshow lights up Oakland near airport

Oakland police said there was sideshow activity at 66th Avenue and Coliseum Way, involving about 100 vehicles, and another shortly afterward involving about 50 vehicles at Edes Avenue and Hegenberger Road.

Alameda County approves new law for jail time, fines for sideshow spectators

Alameda County supervisors approved an ordinance on Tuesday that would permit police to arrest spectators within 200 feet of an active sideshow. If arrested, spectators could face up to six months in jail and/or a $1,000 fine. Civil liberty groups have vowed to fight the law saying it tramples on the First Amendment.

Oakland sideshow ordinance clears public safety committee

A new ordinance targeting illegal sideshows made it through the city’s Public Safety Committee Tuesday. Under the proposed legislation, sideshow organizers and facilitators would face imposing fines and potential jail time.