South Park, Santa Rosa, California

The community is known for its old houses and artistic murals in the area, and notorious for its history of an above average crime rate and gang activity.

[1] South Park was also once a settlement for African Americans during the mid-1900s and was a center of Santa Rosa's Black community.

Refugees from African countries, mainly Ethiopia and Eritrea also settled in the neighborhood during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as with northwest Santa Rosa.

[5][6][7] South Park along with West Ninth Street was home to American rapper Ray Luv.

The Sonoma County Chapter of the Hells Angels clubhouse is located just beyond Petaluma Hill Rd on Frazier Ave.