Never heard of the Bay having LA gangs. Things were already established there by then. Bloods and Crips moved around b/c of the cocaine trade. Not just to "soft" cities. Trust me, KC isn't that soft in anybody's part of town. Maybe KS burbs. SD either. The mob had a grip on everything up here, so much so that there was even a "Black Mafia" that did their bidding in their neighborhoods. LA gangs, Brims and Jamaicans got a foothold after that group fell apart. It was pretty much perfect timing. Funny how that works out.