The Log
LONG BEACH -- Boaters needing to refuel at Shoreline Marina can now once again use the Shoreline Marina fuel dock -- for the first time after several years of closure.
The fuel dock reopened Friday, May 24, just in time for Memorial Day weekend and the busy boating season.
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Category Archives: Long Beach
LB Commission Recommends Slip Fee Increases
The Log: by Ambrosia Brody
LONG BEACH -- Boat slip tenants in Long Beach marinas may get a rent hike, if the Long Beach City Council approves a Marine Advisory Commission recommendation to raise slip fees by .5 percent for boaters using older wooden docks and by 2.224 percent for boaters using concrete docks. The 2.224 percent increase corresponds to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Commissioners voted several times on five options provided by Marine Bureau manager Mark Sandoval during a May 9 meeting. The advisory group pondered how to ensure that the marina maintains adequate funding for future upgrades while not imposing too big of an increase on local boaters.
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LB Votes to Move Breakwater Study Forward
LONG BEACH -- The Long Beach City Council voted March 12 to spend $2.8 million and pay for the majority of a study of the Long Beach Breakwater, in an effort to advance the ongoing discussion of whether to reduce the harbor’s breakwater size.
The Long Beach Breakwater Reconnaissance Study (formally titled the “East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Study”) was completed in July 2009. The reconnaissance study is just one of the initial stages that could potentially lead to reconfiguring the breakwater or making other changes.
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Aquarium Hopes to Tap New Water Source at Mouth of LA River
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By Kaine Fini Long Beach Post
A plan for a new water intake system will be voted on this week that could allow the Aquarium of the Pacific to draw up to 50,000 gallons a day through a pump placed under a pier at the mouth of the Los Angeles River.
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Surfer Kelly Slater’s wave of success is as big as ever
Los Angeles Times
By Baxter HolmesSlater is not only the most successful surfer ever (11 world titles), but he's also one of the most accomplished athletes ever. And at 40, he's surfing as well as he ever has.
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SURFLINE FOUNDER INDUCTED INTO SURFING WALK OF FAME
Surfline
During a ceremony Thursday morning, Surfline's Sean Collins, who passed away unexpectedly last December, received the Surf Culture Award in the 19th annual induction ceremony for the Surfing Walk of Fame.
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Catalina Express Extends Free Birthday Rides
The Log
Catalina Express is extending its “Free Ride on Your Birthday” promotion through April 30, 2013. The move comes following the company’s decision last year to celebrate its 30th anniversary by giving a free pass to anyone who wants to go to Catalina on their birthday.
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Grant Apps for Marinas to Be Accepted by Aug. 27
The Log
Cal Boating, which will retain its department status until July 2013 (when it will become a division of Parks and Recreation), is currently accepting applications for the Boating Infrastructure Grant program
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