Local skate group fosters welcoming environment for women, minorities, LGBTQ+ community

Around 24 women cruised on skateboards and roller skates down Riverfront Street in West Sacramento as the sun set the day before Halloween, some dressed in costumes like the bride from “Kill Bill” and an inflatable tube man. 

Sacramento State public relations major Kristine Yabumoto said she and co-founder Audra Fallin started the group Sk8 916 in September 2019 to create a safe environment in Sacramento for women, minorities and members of the LGBTQ+ community to skate together. 

“I wanted other women to skate with, and it just felt like I had no one to skate with and I couldn’t find any skate squads in Sac, so I decided, why not me start one?” Yabumoto said. “We didn’t always feel comfortable going to the skate park, so we wanted to create an environment where people can feel safe.”

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