THIS IS THE EVENING EDITION. >>> IS A 1st FOR CINCO DE MAYO. HAS SOMETHING THAT WAS OUTLAWED IS NOW THE CENTER CELEBRATIONS. WELCOME BACK. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS SUNDAY EVENING. >>> TODAY IS CINCO DE MAYO, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, EAST SAN JOSE GOT A CELEBRATION OF ITS OWN. AS A BIRTHPLACE OF THE LOW RIDER CULTURE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, THE PARADE FEATURED HUNDREDS OF TRICKED OUT CARS THAT HAVE COME TO SYMBOLIZE THEIR COMMUNITY. JOHN RAMOS HAS THE STORY. >> Reporter: YOU MAY BE AWARE THAT CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATES THE VICTORY OVER FRANCE IN THE BATTLE OF PUEBLO. BUT IT SAN JOSE'S CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION, THEY CELEBRATED ANOTHER BIT TREE, THIS TIME IN THE BATTLE OVER LOW RIDERS. AS THE PARADE MOVED DOWN KING ROAD IN EAST SAN JOSE, IT WAS CLEAR WHAT THIS PLACE IS FAMOUS FOR, AND LARRY RENTERIA COULDN'T BE HAPPIER. >> THIS IS OUR CULTURE, LOW WRITING CULTURE. THIS IS EAST SIDE. THIS IS EPIC. THIS IS LIKE -- YOU ARE IN THE MECCA. >> Reporter: LOW RIDERS, THE FLASHING HYDRAULICALLY ENHANCED WORKS OF ART DOMINATED AT THE PARADE THAT ENDED AT THE CORNER OF KING AND STORY ROAD, A PLACE KNOWN FOR DECADES AS A CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE FOR THE CHICANO CAR CULTURE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IT'S ALSO BEEN THE CENTER OF TOMMY VALENZUELA'S FAMILY LIFE. HE SPENT YEARS BUILDING HIS BELOVED NECK AND BACK 65 CHEVY IMPALA SS CAN VERTICAL , SOMETIMES HAVING TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE LIGHT BILL OR THE CHROME BILL. FOR HIM, THAT CHOICE WAS EASY. >> FOR ME, IT'S PERSONAL. I BUILT IT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO BUY OFF ME. I RAISED MY FAMILY DOING THIS. >> Reporter: AND IT MAY BE HEREDITARY, BECAUSE EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY HAS NOW BUILT THEIR OWN CAR, INCLUDING TOMMY'S DAUGHTER. >> Reporter: I GREW TO LOVE IT, AND THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO BUILD MY CAR SO THAT WAY I COULD BE ROLLING WITH MY DAD. >> Reporter: THESE CARS HAVE COME TO REPRESENT FAMILY AS WELL AS LATIN CULTURE. BUT SOME IN THE COMMUNITY SAW THE CARS AS A THREAT, AND CRUISING WAS BANNED IN THE 1980s, DRIVING A WEDGE BETWEEN THE CITY AND ITS LATINO RESIDENTS. >> I JUST FELT LIKE THEY ALLOW THEM TO POP THEIR FIREWORKS AND ALL THEIR THINGS, BUT THEY TOOK OUR CULTURE AWAY. AND NOW THEY ARE FINALLY ALLOWING IT TO COME BACK. >> Reporter: IN 2022, THE CITY REVERSED THE BAN ON CRUISING, AND IS A LOW RIDERS GATHERED ON STORY AND KING, IT FELT LIKE THERE IS A CHANCE THAT SOME FENCES WERE BEING MENDED. >> I THINK THE CULTURE IS STARTING TO COME ABOUT WITH THE POLICE. THEY ARE ACCEPTING MORE. THEY ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT A LOT OF THESE GUYS WHO HAVE THESE CARS ARE NOT OUT DOING BAD THINGS. WE HAVE JOBS, WE OWN BUSINESSES. >> Reporter: BACK OUT AT THE PARADE, LARRY RENTERIA IS FEELING HOPEFUL ABOUT THE FUTURE. >> IS PART OF OUR CULTURE. IT IS STILL HERE, IT IS STILL ALIVE, AND IT IS THRIVING. IT'S A POSITIVE THING. >> Reporter: NOW EAST SAN JOSE, THE MECCA OF LOW WRITING, GETS TO CELEBRATE MAY 5th FOR A VICTORY OF ITS OWN. >> THERE WERE A NUMBER OF SAN JOSE'S CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATIONS INCLUDING AN ALL DAY PARADE DOWNTOWN WHICH BEGAN AT THE HALL AND HEADED TO PLAZA. THE FESTIVAL WAS FILLED WITH FOOD, MUSIC, VENDORS, AND WRESTLING. >> OVERHEARS A LETTER CELEBRATION, TRADITION,
