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Posted onSeptember 4, 2013News

Joe Cigalia and California Skateparks fined for bid rigging in California

by MLJ1 Comment on Joe Cigalia and California Skateparks fined for bid rigging in California

This one was so good it brought me out of advocacy semi-retirement! In Seattle, we just gave them the job and allowed them to sidestep…

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Posted onJuly 30, 2012Editorials

Fake websites about Dyrdek and California Skateparks tell us what we already knew.

by MLJ14 Comments on Fake websites about Dyrdek and California Skateparks tell us what we already knew.

My feelings about how Rob Dyrdek and California Skateparks operate, and how that’s played out on the Roxhill project, are well documented here.  I won’t…

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Posted onJuly 12, 2012July 12, 2012South Seattle

Grindline will build Roxhill.

by MLJ4 Comments on Grindline will build Roxhill.

Parks just gave us word that Grindline is the apparent low bidder for the Roxhill park.  This is great news! However, they were careful to…

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Posted onJune 21, 2012Jefferson Park

Happy GSD! Behold the updates!

by MLJ1 Comment on Happy GSD! Behold the updates!

Hey everyone, Hopefully you’re heading out to your local skatepark, since we have those now, or down to SeaSk8 at 2pm to celebrate GSD with…

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Posted onJanuary 30, 2012South Seattle

The Final Roxhill designs are in…

by MLJ4 Comments on The Final Roxhill designs are in…

..and…I dunno…they feel pretty uninspired. Parks has this scheduled to go out to bid in late May, with construction beginning in July.

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Posted onDecember 15, 2011Seattle Suburbs

SeaTac is getting a new park

by MLJ2 Comments on SeaTac is getting a new park

Technically not Seattle, but close enough, this report just came in from Brenden in SeaTac: “ New skatepark location is at the Seatac Community Center (13735…

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Posted onNovember 10, 2011Crown Hill

There will be six new skateparks in Seattle by this time next year.

by MLJ3 Comments on There will be six new skateparks in Seattle by this time next year.

Newsflash!  There are six skatepark projects currently in development in Seattle! Holy crap! Roxhill skatespot (West Seattle – link): the fourth and final public meeting is…

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Posted onNovember 9, 2011West Seattle

Next SPAC meeting will be the Roxhill meeting

by MLJ

Hey everyone, Due to the troubled state of the Roxhill design process, we have decided to move this Monday’s SPAC meeting to the Soutwest Library…

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Posted onOctober 13, 2011Call to Action

Roxhill meeting #2: kind of a disaster

by MLJ8 Comments on Roxhill meeting #2: kind of a disaster

I’m afraid Roxhill skatepark design process, but more specifically California Skateparks/SITE Design’s approach to designing it, is quickly becoming the disaster we were worried about.…

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Posted onOctober 12, 2011West Seattle

Roxhill meeting tonight!

by MLJ

The 2nd Roxhill meeting is tonight. Show up to hear me grumble for more street! 6 pm tonight at Southwest Library, 35th/Henderson.

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