Sideshows, where people perform on public streets doing doughnuts and other maneuvers in their souped up vehicles have been gaining in popularity in recent years, But they are illegal and often dangerous, even deadly. KCBS Radio's Jeffrey Schaub reports, community leaders in Santa Rosa want to hold a sanctioned side show event at a large public venue.
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The belief is that the city could provide a safe space to hold these events, legally. It's an idea that's coming up a few weeks after two women were stabbed at a sideshow in Santa Rosa.
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Santa Rosa police are reportedly not in favor of the idea, but city council member Eddie Alvarez says sideshows continue to present a problem and something needs to be done.