


However, 16 units will be 260-square-foot accessory dwelling units (ADUs) for people with “very low,” “low” and “moderate” incomes. A majority of the 47 total units will feature three to four bedrooms with roughly 2,000 square-foot floor plans. Preliminary plans for the Windflower Townhomes were first proposed to San Ramon’s Planning Commission in October 2020, filed in April 2021 and approved by December. “My hope is that the memories created over the decades of the Golden Skate will live on and will be cherished by those who have visited us.” “It makes me sad to close a business that I have enjoyed running and worked so hard to revive,” Sharifi wrote in a public letter in October. But after the pandemic shuttered operations from March 2020 to May 2021, he said the financial strain and a lackluster flow of returning skaters proved too difficult to carry on. The Golden Skate’s owner, Hassan Sharifi, first purchased the rink and its Hooper Drive property to successfully stave off another planned closure in 1995. All walks of life come here - it’s been special.” SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Customer watch other skaters “slide and split” at The Golden Skate in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. “This place has always been welcoming and warm. “This might draw people further away from wanting to skate, because no one wants to fall on concrete - believe me,” Banks said, talking about outdoor spaces like basketball courts and trails.
