NEWS
Sun, Jan. 30, 2005
East
S.J. welcomes first skate park
By Esther Landhuis, Mercury News
City leaders, community members and skaters gathered Saturday
to celebrate the grand opening of East San Jose's first skate
park. ... The $611,000 skate park -- among the largest in Northern
California -- caps a four-year effort initiated by young skaters
of Plata
Arroyo, an ethnically rich, lower-middle-class neighborhood.
Scotts
Valley Newsmaker: The skatepark
Park gives kids a place to go
December 26, 2004
By JONDI GUMZ, Sentinel staff writer
SCOTTS VALLEY - In Scotts Valley, 2004 was the year of the skatepark.
After 16 years of skateboarding being outlawed on streets and
sidewalks, kids finally had a place to go. The skatepark opened
in time for the Tim Brauch Contest, sponsored by Sessions in
memory of the young skateboarder who was so good he was recognized
by the Smithsonian. The contest started in Scotts Valley then
moved to Milpitas for lack of a local venue. Now it's back home,
so to speak. Next year's event is tentatively slated for the
second weekend in October.
Sanctuary
visitors center proposed
Sat, Sep. 27, 2003. The $5.7 million facility will be constructed
near the Main Beach, at a site known as the "Fun
Spot,'' across from the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. [NOTE:
the Fun Spot is an outdoor skatepark in Santa Cruz currently!]
WHERE TO GO NOW!
Highlands
Park
Ben Lomond.
Mike
Fox Skatepark
Coming soon to Santa Cruz. Help with the planning and design,
if you want.
Northern
California Skateparks
Tons of pictures, video clips, directions, weather reports and
more. Still has Vans listed, so may be dated. Call before going.
Scotts
Valley Skatepark
To get to the Tim Brauch Memorial Skatepark in Scotts Valley
from Highway 17 South take the Mount Hermon road Exit. and head
right. Continue on Hermon for about a mile and make a right onto
Kings Village Road. Follow down to the end of the street and
the skate park will be on your left hand side. The address is
361 Kings Village Dr.
SKATEBOARDING
Nick's
Skateboarding Page - Tricks
How to do the Ollie, Manual, Kick Flip, Heel Flip, 50-50, Dropping
In, and many more.
Real Skate
A supportive site for skateboarders, pros, ams, beginners, fans,
and supporters of skateboarding. Based out of Santa Cruz.
Skateboard
Directory
Megasite directory of skateboarding resources as well as related
sports.
Skateboard
Science
In a blur of flying acrobatics, skaters leap and skid over and
onto obstacles, executing flips and turns of ever increasing
complexity--all at top speeds. How on earth do they do that?
Skateboarding.com
E-zine with lots of features and skateboarding tips and events.
Skateboarding
Word Search Puzzle
So you can't get out to skateboard today. You gotta do homework.
Learn something. Hey! This is a vocabulary lesson or spelling
lesson or something educational like that!
Sports
Resource
Skateboarding links and resources.
PEOPLE
Steve
Caballero
A native son of San Jose, Steve Caballero has left his mark on
three decades of skateboarding. Interview by Brian Brannon on
Skaterock.com.
GETTING STARTED
Build a Park
Commercial site: Stop trying to assemble scrap and get a park
through the mail - instant air! Wild Extreme Sports has partnered
directly with skatepark manufacturers to bring you Launch Ramps
- Wave Ramps - Breaker Ramps - Spine Ramps - Grind Rails - Quarter
Pipes for home or park use.
Skatepark.Org
This site serves as a resource for everyone involved in the process
of getting a public skatepark built, and generally promoting
skateboarding.
