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VERONA SHORELINE CRIP GANG The Ghetto By The Sea The Verona Shoreline Crips formed in the Oakwood neighborhood of Verona—a part of the city that was originally labeled a "servant's zone" by Verona's founder, Abbot Kinney. It was one of the few areas within a mile of the San Andreas coastline where Black people were allowed to own property. The name "Verona" came from a dream Kinney had in 1900 while living in Verona, Italy. He imagined recreating the romantic Italian city on the coast of San Andreas, complete with canals and singing gondoliers. Five years and 16 miles of canals later, that vision became reality, and the city of Verona was founded. Kinney’s dream eventually became a reality. However, because of restrictive covenants that enforced racial segregation, Black residents of Verona were not allowed to live along the canals, and they were only permitted to ride in black-painted gondolas. By the 1950s, the City of Los Santos had neglected Oakwood so severely that it became known as “the ghetto by the sea.” The neighborhood had narrow, unpaved streets that led to run-down bungalows, many of which were built without proper foundations. It was also nicknamed “Ghost Town” because there were no streetlights in the area during those early years. As a result, many new arrivals settled down just outside of Verona, in what became the historic African American community of Oakwood. A few years later, Kinney met a 17 year-old on the working on the Verona Pier by the name of Irving Tabor. Irving was an African American from Louisiana who left his sharecropping family with his cousin Arthur Reese to explore west for new opportunities. Shortly after his arrival he stumbled upon a chance to meet the Doge, Kinney, at the pier. Kinney was impressed by Tabor's can-do attitude and asked if he could drive, Tabor immediately said yes although he had never seen a car in his life. He ended up learning over the next few days and served as Kinney's chauffeur for years to come until Abbot Kinney's death. In a twist, upon his death, Kinney left his luxe villa at the tip of the Grand Canal to Tabor. Thumbing his nose at canal residents who didn’t want a Black family in their midst in the era of racist housing covenants, Tabor and his brothers cut the house in three pieces, transported it by mule, and rebuilt it in place on 6th and Dupont in Oakwood, where the house stands today with a designation from the city as a Historic Cultural Monument. Tabor went on to found the first Black-owned maintenance company in Verona and became an elder statesman and historian of the neighborhood before his passing in 1987. Jataun Valentine, Tabor’s descendant, carries on his work of leading Verona’s Black community through her advocacy for the First Baptist Church of Verona. Oakwood was set aside as a settlement area for blacks and the population increased rapidly as hundreds moved to Verona to work in the oil fields during the 1930s and 1940s. While unemployment surged following the closure of the oil fields, the 1960s introduced both narcotics and heightened racial tensions to Oakwood, leading to a rise in gang membership within the already established Verona 13 gang. Influenced by the Black Power Movement and following a series of militant Black uprisings in Verona during the late 1960s, the Shoreline Crips were founded in parallel with some of the original Crip sets formed by Tookie Williams and Raymond Washington in South Central Los Santos. In the 1980s, with the introduction of crack cocaine and a shift in gang focus from political motives to financial gain, the Shoreline Crips became significantly involved in the narcotics trade throughout Oakwood and along the Verona Boardwalk. Leading into the 1990s, gunfire became a nightly occurrence as the Shorelines engaged in conflict with the rival Culver City 13, following the displacement of Shoreline cliques from the Mar Vista Gardens housing projects. Soon thereafter, Oakwood experienced a surge in violence as a territorial war erupted between the Shorelines and Verona 13 over control of the Verona-area drug trade, ultimately leading to a brokered ceasefire between the two gangs. During the 1980s and 1990s, newly arrived white homeowners began settling in and around the neighborhood, prompting the City of Los Santos to initiate efforts to address gang activity. However, despite a series of raids, gang injunctions, and other enforcement measures, the Shorelines have continued to maintain consistent control over their territory, with membership estimated in the several hundreds. Verona Beach Crips The Real V's In recent years, the current and older generations of the Shoreline Crips, which is one of L.S.'s most historically rooted Crip sets, have faced a radically shifting environment in Verona Beach. As waves of gentrification continue to transform the area from its grimy past into a more trendy, high-class, and technologically driven area, many longtime Black and Latino residents have been displaced due to the rise in such things. The constant shift deeply impacted the younger members of the Shoreline Crips, as many members have been pushed into other parts of Verona, like where the Graveyard Gangster Crips are active, or further out into Culver City, where the Blasten Fools Gangster Crips reside. This shift has put immense pressure on the remaining community and the current youth who are still gangbanging in the neighborhood of Verona. Surrounded by a neighborhood that used to be known for its raw street culture, it is now seen clashing between old and new worlds. While million-dollar condos and tech companies like Eyefinder have now moved in, along with this, there are still remnants of an active street life that persists on certain streets and areas of Verona. The younger members of Shoreline grow up caught between these realities: on one side, a city that no longer accommodates them; on the other, a legacy of gang affiliation that demands loyalty and respect. For the members that are still a part of this lifestyle, old and new, they face many challenges from not only their enemies but also poverty, violence, and the local LSPD and LSSD due to high surveillance. They have the constant threat of death or incarceration hanging over their heads every time they leave the house. Some seek ways out—through music, sports, or social media—but for many, the set is more than just a gang; it's family, identity, and protection, just like any other gang. Despite the changing landscape, things like gang rivalries still remain active and dangerous. The Shoreline Crips have long-standing rivalries with several sets, one of those being Culver City 13, a Sureño gang, and one of Shoreline's most violent enemies. Historically, one of the most intense and complex rivalries for the Shoreline Crips was the Verona 13's, a Sureño gang based in the same neighborhood. This feud has a strong racial element, with tensions between Black and Latino communities playing out violently on the streets of Verona throughout the '80s and '90s. The rivalry shaped much of the local gang politics for decades. However, in the more recent years, that relationship has shifted. Today, the Verona Crips and Verona 13 are at a ceasefire, and in some situations, they can even be seen acting as allies, especially when confronting mutual enemies like Culver City 13. While not a full-blown alliance in the traditional sense, the truce shows a new page in Verona gang relations, influenced by gentrification, prison politics, and generational change. That said, Shoreline still maintains active and violent rivalries with several other gangs. Chief among them is Culver City 13, with a long and bloody history against Shoreline. Additional enemies include the Playboy Gangster Crips and By Yourself Gangster Crips, both Crip sets, showing that gang politics often override affiliations. Others consist of the Black P Stone Bloods, Rollin 20s Neighborhood Bloods, and Santa Maria 13 gang, a Sureño gang not too far from them. All of these rivalries continue to fuel street-level violence, especially as younger members engage in online call-outs and disrespect that escalate quickly into real-world retaliation. In the cultural space, the newer generation of Shoreline Crips has taken to rap, street fashion, and social media to represent their identity. While this has created new ways for some of them to gain attention and possibly exit the streets, it also brings increased surveillance, clout-chasing conflicts, and exposure to rivals. The modern Shoreline youth exist in a difficult in-between, caught between the fading legacy of their Verona turf and the realities of a new city that has largely pushed them out. The physical territory of the gangs ruling shrinks, but their cultural and social influence continues to adapt and survive.

COMMUNITY AWARDS 2025 - WINNERS - The votes are in, the community has spoken, and they have chosen their winners! If you are one of the winners, please read the additional information at the bottom of this post. If an award lists multiple winners for the same position, it is because they received the same number of votes. In this situation, all of the joint winners will be awarded the badge. Congratulations to everyone! - And thank you to the community as a whole for taking part, it has been an exciting week! And so, without Further Ado.... WON VIA COMMUNITY VOTING: Player Awards Awards For This Category: 1st: Unique Badge & 1st Place Badge 2nd: 2nd Place Badge 3rd: 3rd Place Badge Kindest Player of the Year 1st | Meri & Frank_Luvano 2nd | DrumJ 3rd | Tuffy_Riggs, Albrecht_Fassbender, & Aloosh Most Helpful Player of the Year 1st | Slice 2nd | Aloosh 3rd | Meri & Drumj Best Mapper/Furnisher of the Year 1st | Fruit 2nd | NissanR 3rd | Pecula Best Modder of the Year 1st | Esemicklo 2nd | Shoru & Utkezamoonje 3rd | Angellify, Danut, DrumJ, & Frank_Luvano Best Gambler of the Year 1st | Aloosh 2nd | Femto 3rd | ROZE, Slice, & Nightmare Best Gangster/Mobster of the Year 1st | Aloosh & BigTank 2nd | Frank_Luvano 3rd | William_Dippolito Best DJ of the Year 1st | Erika_Turner 2nd | Anayah_Hill & Laura_Montblanc 3rd | DrumJ Funniest Character of the Year 1st | Mark_Lim 2nd | Toby_Broaksrup 3rd | Bob_Boulevard, Hunter_Powell, & DrumJ Most Famous Character of the Year 1st | Mark_Lim 2nd | Alexa_Ortiz 3rd | Franklin_Pierce, Toby_Broaksrup, Carly_Roze, & Yoshio_Miyazaki Most In-Depth Role-Player of the Year 1st | Aloosh & Mike_Maddox 2nd | Voronov, Frank_Luvano, & Esemicklo 3rd | N/A Most Innovative Player of the Year 1st | DrumJ 2nd | Slice 3rd | Aloosh, Nathan_Cinaglia, & Esemicklo Favourite GOV Character of the Year (Incl. all government type factions ) 1st | Hosea_Halliday 2nd | Stephen_Radoslavchev, Declan_Kinahan & Hannah_Mitchell 3rd | Jessica_Guzman & Vince_Hanna Favourite PD Character of the Year 1st | Hannah_Mitchell & Bob_Boulevard 2nd | Kane 3rd | Meri & Ignacio_Reyes Favourite SD Character of the Year 1st | Maurice_Howard 2nd | Zion_Coleman 3rd | N/A Favourite FD Character of the Year 1st | Diana_Kelsi 2nd | Charlise_Justice 3rd | Sabrina_Chen WON VIA COMMUNITY VOTING: Faction/Company/Business Awards Awards For This Category: 1st: Unique badge for all current faction/company/business members & 1st place badge for faction/company/business owner(s). 2nd: Runners-up badge for faction/company owner(s) only. Best Unofficial Illegal Faction of the Year - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | Warlocks OMC 2nd | 59th & Harlow Bloods 3rd | The Marat Gusarov Brigade Best Official Illegal Faction of the Year - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | Eastside Hustler Crips (by 1 vote) 2nd | Serbian Transnational Criminal Organization 3rd | Barons MC Best Company of the Year - Badge will include your company's name. 1st | Roze Enterprise 2nd | I.B.L Port of Eastbeach 3rd | Omnia Incorporated Best Club/Bar/Casino/Business of the Year - Badge will include your business' name. 1st | Caligula's Palace Casino 2nd | Apex Arena 3rd | The Crown Best Screenshot thread of the Year: - 1st place unique badge awarded to the thread owner & the top 5 most common contributors to the thread, chosen by the thread owner. - Badge will include the thread's name. 1st | 808s 2nd | Eastside Hustler Crips 3rd | The Valenti Crime Family WON VIA STATS: Faction/Company/Business/Content Creator Awards Awards For This Category: 1st: Unique badge for all current faction/company members & 1st place badge for faction owner(s). 2nd: Runners-up badge for faction/company owner(s) only, and runners up awards for content creators. Best Content Creator of the Year 2025 1st | Mourn 2nd | Striker Live 3rd | Hrovkil Best Content Creator During Community Awards 2025 1st | Hrovkil 2nd | Striker Live 3rd | N/A Best Legal Faction Trailer, Illegal Faction Trailer or Company Trailer of the Year - Badge awarded to both the faction owner & the content creator. - Badge will include your faction or company's name. 1st | Hrovkil - B1shop Boul3vard Blood$ - Trailer Link & NerttzTV - Miyazaki-Dōmei 宮崎同盟 - Trailer Link (This was a hard decision, and so we decided to give 1st place to both - Go watch these great trailers!) Most Active Unofficial Illegal Faction of 2025 - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | Miyazaki-Dōmei 宮崎同盟 - 15,636 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members Most Active Official Illegal Faction of 2025 - Awarded to the faction with the most online time between 01/JULY/2024 - 23/JUNE/2025 - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | Serbian Transnational Criminal Organisation - 12,907 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 2nd | Eastside Hustler Crip - 12,658 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 3rd | 38th Street - 9,154 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members Most Active Company of 2025 - Awarded to the company with the most online time between 01/JULY/2024 - 23/JUNE/2025 - Badge will include your company's name. 1st | Roze Enterprise - 14,030 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 2nd | Omnia Incorporated - 13,283 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members Most Active Unofficial Illegal Faction During Community Awards 2025 - Awarded to the faction with the most online time between 11/JUNE/2025 - 23/JUNE/2025 - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | 59th & Harlow Bloods - 567 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 2nd | Miyazaki-Dōmei 宮崎同盟 - 565 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members Most Active Official Illegal Faction During Community Awards 2025 - Awarded to the faction with the most online time between 11/JUNE/2025 - 23/JUNE/2025 - Badge will include your faction's name. 1st | Serbian Transnational Criminal Organization - 644 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 2nd | 38th Street - 519 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 3rd | Eastside Hustler Crip - 491 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members Most Active Company During Community Awards 2025 - Awarded to the company with the most online time between 11/JUNE/2025 - 23/JUNE/2025 - Badge will include your company's name. 1st | Roze Enterprise - 572 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members 2nd | Omnia Incorporated - 561 hours spent in game amongst top 15 members CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS! IF YOU ARE A WINNER OF ANY POSITION, PLEASE READ: If you won a player award, you don't need to do anything, your award will be added to your profile in the coming days. If you won Best Legal Faction Trailer, Illegal Faction Trailer or Company Trailer of the Year, please DM me with a link to both the creator's forum profile and the faction owner's forum profile. If you won a faction or company award (1st place only), please fill out the form below and send it to @ROZE: (if you won 2nd or 3rd place, an award will be added to the faction/company owner's profile in the coming days) TITLE: BODY:

Settlement / Catch-22 / Jump Through Hoops

Oregon Run II / Bad News / Lockdown

Our faction's main objective is to depict an authentic one-percenter motorcycle club, with a strong focus on individual character growth and fostering rich, immersive lore. We expect our members to maintain a high standard of roleplay and to familiarize themselves with the one-percenter culture before joining. If reliable resources are difficult to find, we’re more than happy to assist with character creation and provide materials to help players accurately portray a motorcycle club member. We recognize that real-life responsibilities such as work and family always take precedence over roleplay. While some may not fully grasp this, rest assured that joining our faction does not require you to be active every night of the week. Once you enter the prospecting phase, we reserve the right to issue a character kill if there is valid justification. However, this is always considered a last resort rather than a first option. For any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to @Phoenix999 via the forums or in Discord.

CRAIG GIBBS A/K/A WEST VERONA BLU#2

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The Drummers

This faction is a depiction of the real F/W Venice Shoreline Crip gang. Currently our faction is invite only. All questions and concerns can be sent to @Original Cranky., @Roderick_Mays, and @AP..

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