July 9, 2026
For four years the end of the pier has been quiet in a way it wasn't supposed to be. The old Lets Go Fishing stand closed. Ruby's got passed over. A new plan stalled in permits. If you've lived here through any of that, you've watched tourists walk to the end, look around, take a photo, and walk back. That's the version of summer we've been running on.
The 2026 version looks different. There is a restaurant coming back to the pier, three new dining rooms have already landed downtown, and the summer rhythm most residents actually use has quietly gotten better while everyone was arguing about the pier lease. This is a guide to the version of Surf City you can build a week around when you already live here.
The short version: former Huntington Beach Mayor Keith Bohr is turning the old bait and tackle shop at 21 Main into a pier restaurant called Huntington's on the Pier, and he is now under real pressure to open it.
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