66 Years in the Making: Redondo Beach chooses boat launch spot in south harbor
by Garth Meyer It began six years after the Korean War. It was pre-Moon Landing, pre-Los Angeles Lakers, though not before The Bullpen: the effort to put a boat launch in King Harbor. It concluded, or took an unprecedented step to do so, Nov. 4 when the Redondo Beach city council approved a site and directed staff to draw up a grant application, predetermined to fund the project. The unanimous vote puts the ramp between R10 Social House and Riviera Mexican Cantina, at a 45-degree angle into the water. No city commercial property would be affected. The vote concludes the latest push for an effort that first began in 1959, and eventually encompassed more than 19 potential locations. The new work stemmed from the city’s Harbor Amenities Plan set forth in 2021 in the aftermath of the failed CenterCal project. A city study group chose Mole D as the best area for a boat launch, and consultants Moffatt & Nichol were hired to survey storm surges and adverse wave conditions, as well as conduct a demand study – to be sure the ramp would get used. SWA landscape architects zeroed in on four options for it in Mole D (the south harbor area adjacent to International Boardwalk), held a public…
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