Sportfishing Pier to be taken down

by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach Sportfishing Pier is set to be demolished. City council representatives Jan. 17 approved a transfer of $1,163,000 in the Tidelands fund for the project, to go out for an emergency permit from the Coastal Commission. Wave action from the recent storms further damaged the 1960s-era structure, leading to a city Public Works Department request to move forward on city leaders’ previous intention to take it down.  “Capitola – a strong example, on