SFPD block skateboarding Hill Bomb event, skaters proceed nearby NBC Bay Area [Video]

Police in San Francisco barricaded the Dolores Street hill next to Dolores Park to prevent an expected “Hill Bomb” skateboarding event after police and skateboarders clashed last year, leading to arrests. But that didn’t stop skaters from gathering Saturday to board downhill, they just moved to a nearby street.

The Dolores Street “Hill Bomb”, a popular unpermitted annual skateboarding gathering, typically takes place near Dolores Park and features crowds cheering on dozens of skateboarders racing down the middle of the street.

Police officers began setting up barricades around the street by 3:00 p.m. Satruday, blocking off the road and sidewalk from 21st Street down to 18th Street.

“When they’re unorganized, unpermitted, and unsanctioned and there are no rules at all… we cannot allow that,” said SFPD Chief Bill Scott told the press Friday.

A social media post from the skater who advertised the event online issued an update saying the hill bomb was “Canceled!!!” and advised potential attendees to “Stay away!!!”

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