Sunday, January 17th in the year of 2010 was an epic day for Michael K. Green better know as Blacc Mike. He’s touched so many hearts and lives and now the City of Long Beach and many other supporters have blessed him and all kids trying to stay out of trouble with his very own skatepark. It’s located on 14th and Pacific in the Eastside of Long Beach. It was a very touching day to see how many different people came out to this event. Blacc Mike lives on Forever. We love you.

WATTS UP

Plans​ to​ build​ a​ large​ skateboarding​ park​ next​ to​ Simon​ Rodia’s​ folk-art​ masterpiece,​ the​ Watts​ Towers,​ has​ unhappy​ admirers​ of​ the​ towers​ girding​ for​ a​ land-use​ fight​ against​ high-powered​ opposition.​

City​ Councilwoman​ Janice​ Hahn,​ whose​ district​ includes​ Watts,​ is​ a​ key​ proponent​ of​ the​ skate​ park,​ which​ also​ is​ being​ pushed​ by​ Circe​ Wallace,​ a​ manager​ for​ the​ L.A.​ sports​ marketing​ and​ management​ company,​ Wasserman​ Media​ Group,​ and​ two​ of​ her​ pro​ skateboarder​ clients,​ Terry​ Kennedy​ and​ Paul​ Rodriguez.​ Skateboarding​ star​ Tony​ Hawk​ has​ raised​ $44,000​ toward​ its​ estimated​ cost​ of​ $350,000​ or​ more.​

Although​ acknowledging​ that​ youngsters​ in​ Watts​ need​ more​ recreational​ opportunities,​ opponents​ of​ the​ skate​ park,​ which​ would​ be​ longer​ than​ a​ football​ field​ and​ two-thirds​ as​ wide,​ are​ asking​ why​ it​ has​ to​ occupy​ a​ vacant​ parcel​ about​ 40​ yards​ from​ the​ vulnerable​ towers.​

They​ worry​ that​ a​ noisy​ attraction​ could​ interfere​ with​ visitors’​ enjoyment​ of​ the​ towers​ and​ that​ the​ skate​ park​ could​ bring​ in​ graffiti​ taggers,​ drug​ users​ and​ violence,​ threatening​ both​ the​ physical​ safety​ of​ Rodia’s​ fantastical,​ ornately​ decorated​ structures​ and​ their​ potential​ to​ draw​ tourism.​


Hahn​ says​ she​ has​ focused​ on​ the​ towers-adjacent​ parcel​ because,​ unlike​ other​ potential​ sites​ in​ Watts,​ no​ gang​ claims​ the​ spot​ as​ part​ of​ its​ turf.​ She​ also​ thinks​ a​ skate​ park​ can​ complement​ the​ towers​ by​ bringing​ more​ youngsters​ in​ contact​ with​ the​ arts​ programs​ there​ and​ says​ there’s​ nothing​ unwholesome​ about​ skate​ culture​ that​ would​ pose​ a​ threat​ to​ the​ landmark’s​ security​ or​ to​ a​ neighboring,​ city-run​ exhibition​ space​ and​ youth​ arts​ center.

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To​​ illustrate​​ the​​ importance​​ of​​ giving​​ youths​​ things​​ to​​ do,​​ skateboarder​​ Deshan​​ Rivera,​​ 26(HAMMER​​ CITY/KICK​​ IT),​​ held​​ up​​ his​​ skateboard​​ to​​ show​​ the​​ hole​​ from​​ a​​ bullet​​ that​​ had​​ narrowly​​ missed​​ him(at​​ Wednesday​​ night’s​​ 6th​​ District​​ community​​ budget​​ meeting).​​

Rivera​​ explained​​ after​​ the​​ meeting​​ that​​ on​​ Aug.​​ 15​​ he​​ had​​ been​​ shot​​ at​​ by​​ a​​ teenager​​ on​​ Henderson​​ Avenue​​ near​​ the​​ skate​​ park.​​

“If​​ the​​ kids​​ don’t​​ have​​ anywhere​​ to​​ go​​ to​​ be​​ productive,​​ they’re​​ going​​ to​​ be​​ shooting​​ in​​ the​​ streets,”​​ Rivera​​ said.​​

SOURCE​​ :​​ PRESS​​ TELEGRAM​​ http://www.presstele​​gram.com/search/ci_​1​3213002​

Kick​​ It​​ Sk8​​ Shop​​ is​​ a​​ private​​ company​​ categorized​​ under​​ Miscellaneous​​ Retail​​ Stores​​ (Unclassified)​​ and​​ located​​ in​​ Long​​ Beach,​​ CA.​​ Current​​ estimates​​ show​​ this​​ company​​ has​​ an​​ annual​​ revenue​​ of​​ less​​ than​​ $500,000​​ and​​ employs​​ a​​ staff​​ of​​ approximately​​ 1​​ to​​ 4.​​

509​​ E​​ Broadway​​
Long​​ Beach,​​ CA​​ 90802-4929(Los​​ Angeles-Long​​ Beach,​​ CA​​ Metro​​ Area)​​

Phone:​​ (562)​​ 432-0349

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Kick It Sk8 Shop is a private company categorized under Miscellaneous Retail Stores (Unclassified) and located in Long Beach, CA. Current estimates show this company has an annual revenue of less than $500,000 and employs a staff of approximately 1 to 4.

509 E Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802-4929(Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Metro Area)

Phone: (562) 432-0349

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IF YOU ARE IN LONG BEACH, OR ANYWHERE IN THE AREA GO AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN MEMEORY OF A TRUE LONG BEACH REPRESENTER, MICHAEL K GREEN. AKA. BLACC MIKE(2CS NO K YOU LAMES) NEVER FORGET THE GREATS,FROM MR.BLACCMIKE R.I.P.BIG CUZIN