You’ll find a bustling crowd eating, drinking, watching sports or just moseying about in the middle of San Pedro Street in downtown San Jose most nights of the week, and even on some days.

In a way, this underground refuge — the Channel Street Skatepark — feels like a symbol for San Pedro, a city where creativity and community seem to emerge in the most unexpected spaces.

SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Channel Street, San Pedro's iconic skate park, made its triumphant return Sunday eight years after it was shut down. The park was constructed without a permit in ...