"We'd always have groups of kids come up here toward the top of the hill and race down on their skateboards at excessive speeds," he said. "It's not for the sake of saying we don't like skateboarding. ... It's a safety hazard. That is a very steep hill."
As skateboarding has gone from a maligned subculture to an Olympic sport, the signs along this hillside lane citing Sec. 56.15.2 of the city's municipal code - "No person shall ride a skateboard on Hermano Drive" - reflect the contentiousness that occasionally flares up over its more dangerous manifestations.
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