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Many Drivers Cited, Vehicles Towed from Oakland Sideshow

OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- Police cited numerous drivers and towed numerous vehicles after a large sideshow that occurred early Sunday morning in Oakland, according to police.

Police reported the sideshow at 2:10 a.m. on social media. The sideshow took place in the area of High Street and Foothill Boulevard near Fremont High School.

Sideshow in Oakland Feb. 4, 2018 (CBS)
An early-morning sideshow in Oakland. (CBS)

According to police, spectators broke windows of businesses and threw bottles at officers.

Ken Houston, a community activist in Oakland, has suggested the city should create a designated sideshow venue with an organized process for participants. One location he suggests is an empty lot next to the Oakland Coliseum.

Houston believes that if a venue isn't built, sideshows will only get worse and could become deadly.

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