(l-r) Professional skater Jesse Martinez, with Los Angeles City Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and John Mukri, general manager of the Department of Recreation and Parks, spoke at the groundbreaking celebration for a new skate park on Venice Beach, located by the Graffitti Walls and the existing skate area (Windward Avenue) on Saturday, January 24. photo by Margaret Molloy
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