In addition to the requisite souvenir stores and bait shops, boat rentals are available by the hour from Redondo Beach Kayak, SUP & Pedal Boat Rentals, located in the Redondo Beach Marina. It operates on weekends and most holidays (except Thanksgiving and Christmas) from 9 a.m. to sunset. Venture out on the water and you might catch a glimpse of the sea lions that hang out in the harbor.
Once you ve worked up an appetite (and some thirst), visit Redondo Beach s landmark pier eatery Tony s On the Pier, a.k.a. Old Tony s, just past the bronze bust of George Freeth, the so-called first surfer in the U.S. who died in 1919 from the flu pandemic. Tony s crow s nest bar upstairs and huge bay windows in the downstairs dining room offer panoramic views of the shoreline for you to enjoy as you sip Mai tai or a Fire Chief cocktail, both served in a free souvenir glass.
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When Long Beach Mayor Eunice Sato learned that a house shook whenever a city transit bus drove by, she invited herself into that home to experience it for herself.
It turned out the homeowner wasn’t exaggerating.
“He called every city department and nobody paid attention,” said Marynelle Evans, who served as Sato’s legislative assistant beginning in 1977. “He had had it and he wanted to talk to the mayor.”
Sato asked Public Works to investigate and they later learned it was a sinkhole in the making that could’ve caved in at any moment. They filled up the hole and solved the homeowner’s problem.