News

Joe Ciaglia and the California Skateparks crew have been busy rebuilding Ryan Sheckler’s warehouse over the past few weeks.

California Skateparks is starting the reconstruction of the Vans combi pool in Orange, CA starting today. The old plaster will be taken out and shotcrete will be put in as well as new coping from Golden State Coping.

You can check out a couple video clips that Christian Hosoi posted on Twitter taking his last run on the old surface and another of him starting the demolition.

The combi pool is scheduled to reopen April 1.

Thrasher Magazine’s latest Skatepark-Roundup segment features the Girl and Chocolate teams at the Hollenbeck skate plaza in Boyle Heights, CA.

The Hollenbeck skate plaza is the latest “Safe Spot Skate Spot” built and designed by California Skateparks with the help of Rob Dyrdek and the City of Los Angeles.

California Skateparks and California Ramp Works are the builders for the 2010 Skate and Create, hosted by Transworld Skateboarding.

This week, Transworld is stopping by the California Ramp Works Mesa, AZ fabrication shop to document the craftsmanship behind the 2010 Skate and Create.

While California Ramp Works is busy working with wood, California Skateparks is handling concrete.  We will keep you posted along the way, so make sure to check back soon.

Click link here to watch a video on 2009 Skate & Create

Northeast Fresno, CA will open up its latest skate park, built by California Skateparks, this Friday, February 26th. Named after heroic United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer, the park also includes a soccer field, shaded play area and splash-park.

The park is located at Maple and Plymouth in Northeast Fresno and will open publicly at noon this Friday.

You can check out more info here.

California Skateparks has been working on Arto Saari’s new backyard pool somewhere in southern California.  Check out a video clip of Joe Ciaglia hanging out with Arto during the shotcrete process.  More details to come soon.

Inc. Magazine recently profiled the California Skateparks built Fantasy Factory.  Check out the slide show here

You can also read an in depth article in Inc. Magazine on Rob Dyrdek called: Inside America’s Coolest Workplace: Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory

Today, Joe and Gavin Maloof announced details for the 2010 NYC Maloof Money Cup.  The street skateboarding competition will be held June 5-6 at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens.  The prize purse will be over $250,000 with the winner will earning $100,000.

California Skateparks in conjunction with the city of New York Parks and Recreation Department’s “Adopt-A-Park” program will create a permanent world-class skate park that will be used for the competition.

The Maloofs also announced a South Africa Maloof Money Cup for 2011.

Stay tuned for more details.

You can read the entire article on SI.com’s website

Woodward Camp Season 3 is now showing on FuelTV featuring the new Target Skate Plaza designed and built by California Skateparks.   Our very own Bill Minadeo explains the new edition to Woodward East in Episode 1.  Please check your local listings for showtimes or check out FuelTV for more info.

The Stoner Skate Plaza in Los Angeles, CA is one of the latest projects from California Skateparks and Site Design Group. The skate plaza is schedule to open this summer in the Stoner Recreation Center. Stay tuned for more updates on this build.