To Chavez wrote on Nov 13, 2006 6:27 AM:"If they want to be by the beach, they can go surfing." Many surfers are also skaters so how does that not fit in with the character of the beach?! You continue to be completely out of touch. I'm so glad I didn't vote for you and so sorry that you won.

Jack wrote on Nov 13, 2006 7:34 AM:No decent residential area needs a "Skate Park." Putting one in MLK School will only hasten even more of the seedy atmosphere the facilities there have taken on during the past couple of years. The wrong kind of people flock to "Skate Parks." Same types that watch fake wrestling and NASCAR on television.

Surfing? Tell that to Tony Hawk! wrote on Nov 13, 2006 8:49 AM:Feller and Chavez said they didn't think a skate park near the beach or downtown was necessary. "It doesn't fit in with the character of the beach," Chavez said. "If they want to be by the beach, they can go surfing."

Rocky and Jack are going tell us what Oceansied is? wrote on Nov 13, 2006 9:28 AM:Please! Oceanside is about summer fun. Do not group al skateboarders! These two old fuddy duddys are going tjudge us. Skate boarding is not a crime! Maybe if they got more often they would be so heavy! Where's you public weight loss now, Jack. Kids will skate board on the streets if they do not have a place. They can't ride from downtown to the east side of the city. Are the people who lined you pockets this last campaign, telling to get rid of us. The real Oceanside Natives! We skate board and surf!

No Skate Parks Please wrote on Nov 13, 2006 12:49 PM:There is no need for any taxpayer-paid skate parks for a very small group of people who make trouble, behave rudely and throw trash around. Most of these skaters are not taxpayers, yet want to reap the benefits of a skate park paid for by us. By the way, skateboarding IS a crime in Oceanside, for those of you who don't know any better, or fell off your skateboard too many times. If you want a park, pay for it yourself, or better yet, Grow Up!

We need a skate park! wrote on Nov 13, 2006 5:59 PM:My kids live in that neighborhood and I pay taxes! Who do you people think you are! Is this what we can expect from the new trio of Chavez, Kern and Feller!

Great Idea wrote on Nov 13, 2006 8:19 PM:"If you want a park, pay for it yourself" Great Idea; my parents had to pay for me ice skating and roller skating at a facility. These parents can all buy into a private skate park and police it themselves. You pay to ski and snow board, why do these kids/parents/Mackin think taxpayers need to support them !! We already pay for their education.

Kyle wrote on Nov 13, 2006 9:08 PM:Why not turn one of those dirt lots by the pier into a skate park? That would be the logical choice. I used to live in Oceanside and I can't believe some of the opinions people have. A lot of surfers are skateboarders as well.

To jack wrote on Nov 15, 2006 9:13 PM:while many claim that a skate park will trash their neighborhood, try to remember that as long as oceanside doesnt have a skate park, oceanside IS a skate park. If the city hires a guard, then the ammount of trash and "seedy" behavior will decrease. look at carlsbad skate park, while no guard is hired, the park is clean, and mostly children from the ages of 5-18 skate. also, please dont stereotype, its rude and irrevelent.

to all the haters. wrote on Nov 15, 2006 9:20 PM:the park will be popular and target a large group of children, and what I dont get, is how riding a skateboard any different from riding a bike? there are all these people telling us to grow up or get a real job, but you guys dont understand that the skate industry is larger than many other sport related professions. plus it can serve as a spring board for bigger and better things. whine about it all you want, but reguardless, we are going to still skate wheather you like us or not, just a skate park will significantly reduce the amount of kids who skate in the street

Anthony wrote on Apr 28, 2007 8:40 AM:$500,000 is only going to get us unexpierenced concrete workers who know nothing about building a good transition. If they build a skatepark like that, no one will skate it and skaters anger may increase as they will feel cheated.

joe wrote on May 1, 2007 7:58 AM:to you people that think that skateparks arent needed. they are needed because if there are less skate parks there will be more skaters on the street and at shopping malls skating that stuff instead of skateparks. there is planty of area for a skateparks in oceanside. i think the city should just stop talking about putting them in. they should just do it. they should also improve the libby lake and john landes park.

use common sense wrote on Jun 18, 2007 2:03 PM:skating is going to continue on whether people do like us or not, so there is no point in whining or crying. Also, if youre going to build a skate park, then please dont put it somewhere that is like 10 miles out of reach, i live in carlsbad, right beside ocean side, and the nearest skate park is 7 miles away from the main part of town. there is no point in having a skate park out that far because the age group of skaters is around 5-18, so think of the people who cant drive, they arent going to want to go skate at a park if they have to walk 7 miles to it...

TJ Brown wrote on Jul 18, 2007 10:32 PM:Skateboarding is a movement that can't be stop legends like tony alva and stacy perraltia would be proud of where the exterme sport is today... It has changed a lot from destroying things to just having fun... People have to raise there kids to do right and not vandalize stuff... it does just happen because you like skateboarding... Parents that are snobby suck it up and let the kids have a blast and enjoy life... don't be mad we have it better than you today... Thanks alot for ready if you support building more parks all skaters should rally downtown and just skate all over til we get a park... i'll set up an email and post it to get this started.... Go Skate Have Fun......

funny wrote on Mar 10, 2008 12:09 PM:It's really so simple.
I think it's a great idea to have skateparks. Especially since it seems like everywhere you look there are signs posted that say NO Skateboarding. And I totally understand that property owners don't want it on their property. And they have that right. Skaters just need to behave properly and then there wouldn't be a problem. Don't liter, or vandalize. Be considerate. Don't destroy/ruin/hurt other people's property. If they're like that, maybe the public's opinion will change and be more open to the skater's feelings.