As a teenager in the 1970s, Jovita Arellano would perch in the window of her family's National City apartment to watch the candy-colored parade of lowriders cruise down Highland Avenue. She loved how ...
After a 30-year ban, a beloved tradition returned to the South Bay. National City car enthusiasts got to cruise in lowriders once more. As part of a trial period to determine if the practice should ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of people filled the streets of the Bay Areas Mission District to admire the past and present of the lowrider experience. The occasion was a celebration of the San Francisco ...
Growing up in San Francisco's Mission District, Roberto Hernandez loved zoot suits. He loved art, too. It was only a matter of time before he started lowriding. "It was in my DNA," Hernandez said. As ...
Editor’s note: This opinion piece is part Mosaic Vision, an extension of the annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for Bay Area high school students. During the two-week intensive course in journalism, ...
For the Mata family, lowriders are more than intricately decorated vehicles equipped with a hydraulic system. They are a way to preserve their family legacy. And during the pandemic, the “Sunday ...
Growing up in San Francisco's Mission District, Roberto Hernandez loved zoot suits. He loved art, too. It was only a matter of time before he started lowriding. Hernandez was drawn to the elaborate ...
Members from area lowrider groups on the Southside showed up in their decked out machines to a townhall meeting at the Scheh Center Tuesday, catching meeting organizers off guard. District 3 ...
One of the things I do each year to find new and interesting things to write about is cover the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. At the 2021 show, an exhibit for radio-controlled scale model vehicles caught my ...
Selena Tribute Cruise, March 2021. Photo by Adrian Castellon. Lowriders will cruise through the Mission on Saturday to honor Selena, the “queen of Tejano music,” who was murdered in 1995 at age 23.