MULTIPLE WOMAN ACCUSED HIM OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, ABUSE, OR HARASSMENT. >>> THE END OF AN ERA IN CUSTER COUNTY COUNTY. ROLLERSKATING RINK THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS IS CLOSING ITS DOORS. >> WE STOPPED AT THE GOLDEN
SKATE IN SAN RAMON TO FIND OUT WHY IT IS SHUTTING DOWN. >> Reporter: IS A LITTLE LESS ROLLERSKATING RINGS IN THE BAY AREA. PEOPLE HAVE COME TO KNOW AND LOVE THIS PLACE AND ARE LACING UP THEIR SKATES TO SAY GOODBYE.
IT IS A PLACE TO SPIN, GROOVE, AND SHAKE. >> IT IS MAGIC. WE SKATE OUR HEARTS OUT. WE FEEL AMAZING. >> PEOPLE THAT ARE OLDER, SMOOTHER AND FASTER. >> Reporter: TRADING ON THE LIGHTS IN MAY AFTER COVID RESURGENCE GIVE THE GOLDEN
SKATE OWNERS A GLIMMER OF HOPE. THE NEGATIVE FINANCIAL IMPACT IS FORCING THEM TO CLOSE THE DOORS. >>> WE STEP CHRISTMASES AND ALL OF THE HOLIDAYS TOGETHER. IT FEELS LIKE A FAMILY. >> Reporter: DASHCAM TO AMERICA IN 1995 AND HAS BEEN WORKING
HERE EVERY DAY SINCE AND EVEN CONVINCED ME TO PUT ON SKIS. >>> THIS RINK HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1975. THE THOUGHT OF IT CLOSING IS HARD TO ACCEPT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. >>> HEARING THAT THIS MIGHT CLOSE REALLY BREAKS ME DOWN.
>> I AM HEARTBROKEN. >>> IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. THIS IS A PLACE THAT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER HOME. >> Reporter: FOR KIDS IT IS AND ENDING THEY DO NOT WANT TO BELIEVE BUT ARE ROLLING WITH IT, AS BEST AS THEY CAN.
>>> NO MATTER WHAT, WE WILL STICK TOGETHER. >> Reporter: 19 YEARS AGO, KPIX 5 FEATURED THIS PLACE ON EVENING MAGAZINE, NAMING IT THE NEST SKATING RINK.
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