Hundreds of SFPD officers set up barricades to stop the unsanctioned downhill skating this July, but skaters showed up and raced regardless.
SFPD police officers erecting barricades along Dolores Street in the afternoon, ahead of the July 6, 2024, hill bomb. Photo by Joe Rivano Barros.
While SFPD had set up barricades all along Dolores Street to block skaters from going downhill, they did nothing to stop them from using the steeper Church Street nearby, where skaters and fans quickly migrated. After a few hours as night fell, the crowds left of their own accord, and officers packed up their barricades in turn. The Dolores Park hill bomb moved onto Church Street on July 6, 2024, to avoid the police barricades on Dolores. Photo by Kelly Waldron.on Wednesday.
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