Eleven-year-old Brandon Taylor of Yuba City has only been skating for a few months. His helmet and skateboard still look new as he makes his way up and over some of the smaller ramps and boxes.

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Maybe the disappearance of roller rinks - there also was Cal Skate at Louise Avenue and Stafford Way in Yuba City - was brought on by Rollerblades and skateboards. By cracky. Q: Did Mark Twain ...

The 18-year-old Yuba City skateboarder will perform for his biggest crowd yet at the City Underground Festival at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco on Saturday. Along with a concert including the ...

Both are encouraged to use the Linda park, while bikes are frowned on at the Yuba City site. McNally and Mallen said skateboarding has gone from being seen largely as an outlaw, alternative hobby ...

there are several skate parks in the area. The Yuba City Skate Park in Sam Brannan Park on Gray Avenue is a popular location on summer afternoons. Kids perform tricks with their scooters and bikes.

With an "I (heart) skate moms" sticker on his helmet, Yuba City resident Sean O'Connor, 14, jested and jeered his fellow competitors, egging them on through their nosegrabs and 180-degree turns.