When the gang was formed, there was none of this coastal pride bullshit like we got now. The name East Coast Crip fits, "east side" is too predictable a name & probably too broad.
& to that Oh Coy guy... you aint from LA, you don't have to BUY it. Just because you havent seen any Crip sets aligning themselves with ECC wherever you live doesnt mean shit. Not all LA gangs have to be spread across the nation, most of the fools here could give a fuck less about anything outside of their own neighborhood.