24-year-old skater Peter Starrs has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred near the 101-80 connector ramp in S.F. early Saturday. According to the CHP (via the Appeal), Starrs crashed at about 12:30 a.m. Saturday and was ejected from the bike, thrown off the highway onto surface streets below. No other vehicles were involved. more ›

83-year-old Maryann Slettehaugh was struck by a 17-year-old kid on a skateboard Tuesday afternoon as she crossed a street in downtown Capitola, just south of Santa Cruz. Police say the kid, who was not arrested and whose name has not been released, was going about 15 to 20 mph when he struck Slettehaugh in a crosswalk. As the Examiner reports, she was airlifted to a hospital, where she later died. more ›

Skate culture maven Patrick Gleason compiled this video, which contains High8 footage of skateboarders shot in the Mission between 1994 and 1997, set to a swell soundtrack. Also, there's a few moments inside Jack's Skateboard Store, which some of you might remember, and a lot of cool footage of a once grittier, dirtier Mission. Though we wouldn't go so far as to declare the whole neighborhood these days as "clean." [via Mission Mission] more ›

With the new album, The Farm, J Mascis and the gang return to mid-nineties form in sound and song writing. They're performing at The Fillmore tonight and we believe there are still some tickets available. The video above embarrasses us a little, if only because they're all a little old to be on skateboards and BMXs, but we suppose that's the point. more ›