City of Commerce, California – Hispanic gangs

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The City of Commerce was originally known as the community of Harmony Grove, founded in 1818. Harmony Grove incorporated in December 1884 and then 25-years later officially changed their name to Commerce in 1909.

The city flourished as a cotton market and eventually became synonymous with textiles when local businessmen launched Harmony Grove Mills in 1893. In addition to having roots in business, Commerce also has a rich cultural history. Most notably, the Harmony Grove Female Academy was the first school for girls in the state of California and was established in 1824. Later, the city would serve as the setting for the novel “Cold Sassy Tree” written by Olive Ann Burns.

Commerce contributed to state politics when local Larmartine G. Hardman served two terms as governor from 1927-1931. Mr. Hardman was a well respected physician who built a mansion in downtown Commerce known today as “The Hardman House.”

Commerce is actually a suburb within LA County. It is sometimes referred to as the “City of Commerce” for distinguishing purposes. It located right in between the Interstate 5 and the Interstate 710 near their junction. The Los Angeles River forms part of its southwestern boundary. The city has total area of 6.6 sq. miles. In the late 1940’s the area was named “commerce” by the local residents and communities who wanted to encourage commerce in the area.

Commerce residents enjoy many civic services funded solely by the taxes accrued on the local gambling establishment, the Commerce Casino and which accounts for 46% of Commerce’s tax revenues. Commerce is one of the few cities in California that provides its residents with free bus fare services.

According to the 2000 census, Commerce’s total population is 12,568. 93.6% of residents have some type of Hispanic makeup in their blood, 44.8% are White, 1.1% are Asian, and .8% are Black or African American. Only 4.6% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher and 45.8% have a high school degree. 38.8% are foreign born and 76.2% speak a language other than English at home. 17.9% of individuals and 15.4% of families live below the poverty line.


Hispanic gangs in Commerce

  1. Bandini Midgets (defunct)
  2. Choppers 12

81 Comments for “City of Commerce, California – Hispanic gangs”

  1. EAST SIDE CAL13

    EAST SIDE
    COMMERCE AREA “ROSEWOOD”
    VCALX3 TINY LUNEYS CLICKA
    f FLOPPERS 12 MVK SAWICHESK BIG MACKSK ALL WACK K BANDINI K KAMOTESK

    • Real

      This fart lonely tunes crew…CAL is a ghost crew with no hood in East LA..only hit up on the web, but you will never catch a tag of this farts in Commerce..if you do..it will be on a small little wall that nobody can see…fing farts..not in the calls or anything..CAL = lollipop ASS LICKERS.. FAKE ASS HOOD.

  2. f FLOPPERS!
    VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA GANG

    • vCEx12BPC

      I dont like ENCHILADAS ! BIG BAD VARRIO CHOPPERS DOCE RIFA .
      BRISTOW PARQUE CLICKA .

    • tu pappi CHATO LOKO

      …..YUP,ITS ME AGAIN…the One & Only”BIG SHOTS”(a.k.a.)”CHATO LOKO”….THATS RIGHT,from that”EAST SIDE”S MOST disliked”…”LIL’OPAL STREET LOKOS GANG”….will show u how to bang,slang & then some!!!…..say something smart!!…come on now…”SAY IT!!!”…..CHUMP,THATS WHAT I THOUGHT,YEAH U!!!

  3. CFL

    PURO 310 WEST!!!!!!

  4. has anyone heard of East Side Toonerville being in Commerce back in the day like early 90s late 80s, heard of them but no one to confirm yet.

  5. your mom

    just thought i would prove a point cal lames claim ur city but aint reconized by anyone anywhere its pretty sad when anyone that clicks on this site sees you aint nothing in commerce or downey or wherever ur other homie lives give it up you get no respect everywhere and every real varrio clowns you so do your family a favor and k yourself lame!!!

  6. jose

    all off u fools are trocas there is no more gangbanging its all about making money but check this i was a southsider before being caf and and its still choppers 12 gang lovet st tiny dukes click

    • VBNHX3LOSMNS

      THEREZ ONLY 1 TRUE VARRIO IN COMMERCE & ITZ VARRIO BROWN NEIGHBORHOOD 13 LOCOS MONARCHS CLIKAZ…. F#@K THA REST!!!!

      • VBNH13LOCOS/TROUBLE

        Yo brownero who is this from the big bad ass BNH13 gang I’m trying to keep in touch with all th homies so hit me up on my email fathydavid@gmail.com and I’ll shoot u my info gracias carnal B,s up and f the rest !!!

      • Lil Fuska

        f chickes N Hoes We Took Your Neighborhood Like Stealing Candy From A Baby LmJBIX3ao.. VJBIXIII HANNON BLOCK

      • Brown Pride BSK clique

        Brown Pride gang 218 :. Ese f suratas and chompers

      • Que ti importa lol

        If you had your hood in lock man you wouldent allow jbi and Wes and other lame ass Krews to tag on your walls I think jbi put up more than you lames jbi and Wes no sighn of choopers 12 either man there more deep in is east LA lol

      • vCEx12BPC

        WHO THE I dont like ARE YOU I NEVER HEARD OF UR LAME AS HOOD !
        VARRIO CHOPPERS DOCE RIFA . THE TRUE VARRIO IN COMMERCE .
        I dont likeEN LEVAS ! ! ! ! !

  7. cal lame

    hey choppers 12, we been sucking ur d#$k for yrs now and we cant hang with kam, can we just take it in the booty a few more times and you can call us a click??

  8. cal lame

    EAST SIDE VARRIO CARZY ASS LUNATICS 3CE!!! TINY LUNEYS XXX ROSEWOOD LOCOS CLICKAS
    WE SUCK d#$k ON…
    CVTINY WANKSTERS “187?
    CV WE EAT CHEESE
    FRIED CHICKEN
    UGLY DUCKS
    CV THE FISH
    SS FAKETEEN
    FUNKY FIRST K
    KAMOTES K
    SAWITCHES
    ALL WACK KREW
    DUMB puppy dogs
    FLOPPERS 12
    lollipop AVE ALL DAY EVERYDAY!!!

  9. KAMS

    NEVER HERD OF CAL…..LAME AS HOOD…I NO U HEARD OF MY BARRIO…REAL F#@KEN G’S..KRAZY ASS MEXICANS…”KAM13″..

  10. BreedSter

    AINT NOTHING SWEETER THAN A BREED STREETER!!!

    WHERE BREEDSTERS STAND, WE COMMAND..
    WHERE BREEDSTERS STROLL, WE CONTROL..
    disliked BY MANY LOVED BY FEW BUT RESPECTED BY ALL!!!!

    BREED ST GANG! BREED LIFE!

  11. SANTEROS

    STREET SAINTS 13.MDS

  12. mr tristosoVBGLS13

    Varrio SUR 13 BELL GARDENS LOCOTES RIFAMOS !!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ese TRISTOSO

  13. N.EAST LOS KCCS X111 GEEZ ALL DAY UP IN YO HOOD

  14. Santero

    Patroling all ok SOuth LA
    PURO STREET SA1NTS MDS 3C

  15. Vato loco

    Choppers gangsters dont live we mulitpie. You girls from the Better Not Hit me gang. So call BNH don’t even have a hood . My Barrio still here born in the sixties and still kicking in the same hood Bristow parque.por vida. We may not the biggest and baddest. We fight till we live on our feet. Not like all you ratas calling the cops on us.

  16. Vato loco

    Puro Choppers

  17. Vato loco

    For all you Haters My Barrio has been around since 1960 .unlike the brownies who dot have a hood. We’ve been in the same Hood Bristow Parque.we don’t live we muiltiplie . We take care of our business you better check yourself fools. Bang Bang LOS CHOPPERS 12 GANG

  18. pomona..gf..gang

    Varrio east side ghetto familia gang in Pomona….anybodyks

  19. S.GUNS

    WS LOASX111 TBS KLICKA FOOS THEY CALL ME BK GUNNS RIFANDO THE BIG WS LOST ANGELS 13 PANDILLA f CHEEZY RIDERS

  20. SC.HOB.13.MNS

    SC.HANG OUT BOYS13 GANGOTA FOOLS!

  21. SeriousFun

    I stand right here everyday all day in the day out the day Mon=day, Tues-day, WEdnes=day, Fri=day, tu sabes how I mother fin do eses!!I/’m the smartest vato in the world. Hainitas love me, gordas adore me. Abuelitos love my lollipop. Me la maman todos/as!

  22. ES.BANDINI13.SAWC.MTS

    EAST SIDE CITY OF COMMERCE VARRIO BANDINI 13GANG STONED AND WICKEDS CLICK MIDGETS CLICK

  23. ES.BANDINI13.SAWC.MTS

    ~EAST SIDE CITY OF COMMERCE VARRIO BANDINI 13GANG STONED AND WICKEDS CLICK MIDGETS CLICK~ f CAL f ROACHWOOD

  24. Mike

    I heard that the Es38st gang almost took the choppers hood couples of years ago but didnt and gave it back to them because theres nothing in commerce nothing but warehouses and choppers are bunch of lames

    • big T

      38 NEVER HAD A CHANCE IN OUR HOOD. RAN IN THEIR PAD YEARS AGO, CHASING A FOOL. chick CRIED,””MY WHY U DISRESPECTING MY PAD” LOL AND NOT ONE HIS HOMIE GET UP WELL I CHECKED DA FOOL. LOL THIS WAS MID 90s…FUN TIMES….. NOW ITS MONEY MAKING TIME . CHOPPERS 12 cut downs

      • Mike

        Man ES38ST Almost took ur lame hood..got ur homies on their knees in ur lame hood wit straps pointing at them and they were crying not to ked them…this was in the late 90’s and early 2000’s

  25. Husky

    This is the one and only husky from Mexican Mafia.You Wanna Be barrio just got the green light.We are here for business’ . Whenever you mocosos go to county or the penn there’s a book that has your name. Soon well see you at Bristol park to prove LA EME controls all Cali. We make sure nobody lives to tell. El HUSKY- From LA EME.

  26. KILLS

    SUR LADO VARRIO BELL GARDENS LOCOS 13 =CYS=

  27. ES.V.KAMSTERSX3 BDST.

    ES.V.KAMX3 GANG DUKE1 F#@K THE REST LEVAS

  28. VARRIO NUEVO ESTRADA X3 GANG

    f FLOPPERS YOU FOOLS BE GETTING SMASH BY THEM KAKAS FOOLS AND THEN YOU LAMES WANNA.COME TO MY HOOD AND TAGG IT UP HAHA SORRY ASS HOOD SERIO WE GOT YOU LAMES KEEP TRUCHA ES.VNE X111 GANG TINY LOKOS C12K

  29. Ese Bee Ese

    Fk this very nasty enchiladas bunch tecatos stay active in the calles maricones nt hidding in jail.

  30. LILL

    I dont like ALL MY ENEMIGAS
    ENCHILADA k
    KITKAT k. KAMOTE k
    BUGERS k ABK ESE
    EAST SIDE BARRIO
    CHOPPERSXDOCEX3 BPC1’TDS
    COME OUT AND PLAYPLAY!

  31. CALXIII

    EASTSIDE VARRIO CRAZY ASS LUNATICS X3 .:. Tiny LUNEYS CLICKAA ESE

    F#@K FLOPPERS K
    F#@K KAMOTES K

    RUN UP ROSEWOOD PARK ESE

  32. EvilsideCAL

    F#@K a flopper ese ESVCALX3

  33. midnighter

    EAST SIDE CITY OF COMMERCE VARRIO CHOPPERS 12 GANG BANDINI PARK CLICK BRISTOL PARK CLICK TINY DUKES CUT DOWNS PEE WEES LOW PROS AND THE SOUTH SIDE BELL GARDENS CHOPPERS 12 GANG f ALL ENEMYS REST IN PEACE TO THE FALLEN MIDNIGHTERS AND FREE ALL THE HOMIES BUSTED

  34. CALX3

    This big bad VARRIO CRAZY ASS LUNATICS X3 ROSEWOOD PARK GANGSTERS CLICKA

    WE RUN COMMERCE ESE

  35. blanco

    ESCALx3TLS CLICKA BLANCO

    All I gotta say is i love my hood f what they said it i got someish f u2 chick keep suckin did d#$k

  36. EVILSIDELOKZ

    F#@K a WHOPPer

    THIS EVILSIDE VARRIO CAL X3 TLS

    ROSEWOOD PARK

  37. INFAMOUS

    “STONED AND WICKED”SAW-KREW”<———–

  38. INFAMOUS

    “STONED AND WICKED”SAW-KREW”<————

  39. 90040 Lifer

    East Side Varrio Bandini OG Bandini Boys Tunnel Boys Midgets Still Ticking f Floppers and f that piece of ish wannabe Cal

  40. VCALX3

    f Flowers (FX3) AND THERE DEAD HOMIES CRAZY ASS LUNATIC GANGX3

  41. #facts

    Their is no such gang like vcal in the city of commerce. They were a tagging crew that got kicked out from paramount city. One or maybe two members moved into the city of commerce, but nothing more.

  42. ESE FLAKS

    CITY OF COMMERCE VARRIO BROWN NEIGHBOR HOOD 13 ESE FLAKS MNS. . TLS ..LS. OG’$

    • VBNH13LOCOS/TROUBLE

      Ese flaco what’s good my boy how u been brownero this is trouble shark’s brother RIP get in contact wit me g miss u foos dawg here’s my email fathydavid@gmail.com hit me up and I’ll shoot u my number carnal

      • VBNH13LOCOS/TROUBLE

        Yo brownero who is this from the big bad ass BNH13 gang I’m trying to keep in touch with all th homies so hit me up on my email fathydavid@gmail.com and I’ll shoot u my info gracias carnal B,s up and f the rest !!!

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