Concerts on the Long Beach waterfront 

By Heather McRea

This week in Coast Lines: The downtown Long Beach waterfront, near the Queen Mary, could be the latest spot for catching a concert.

Plus, stabilizing the still-moving land in Rancho Palos Verdes will come with a big price tag and we are now home to the largest port-based EV truck charging facility in the country.

Here’s what’s happening along the Southern California coast.

Waterfront concerts

A waterfront outdoor amphitheater is in the works in Long Beach.

It’s early in the planning, the city is just hitting its stride in figuring out the details, including the cost.

But the City Council could be deciding soon if concerts in an amphitheater overlooking the Queen Mary and water will be a thing. 

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Stabilization costs

It is going to take drilling and installing more wells that draw water out of the ground to help stabilize the land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes.

The work makes up about half the estimated $150 million price tag for a recently released conceptual plan on how to mitigate and manage the effects of the ongoing natural disaster. 

Eleven “dewatering” wells have already extracted more than 120 million gallons of water since the first ones were installed last summer. But where will the city get the money for more?

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Full power

A former diesel fueling station at the Port of Long Beach is now home to the largest EV-charging facility at a port in the United States.

The juicing hub recently went online, helping the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles toward their goal of having an entirely zero-emissions drayage truck fleet by 2035.

“With more charging stations, we can bring more electric trucks into port service,” POLB CEO Mario Cordero said. There are already 457 zero-emissions trucks in operation at the ports.

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What else?

Why your trip to Catalina Island might be greener. 
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The ocean off Laguna Beach is reopened by health officials after sewage spill.

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Injuries and breaks and Kelly Slater’s return shake up the start of the pro surfing season.

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In the water

Fred Simpson spent years mastering the world-famous Wedge and he invented the Viper Fins that helped other bodysurfers and bodyboarders feel the stoke of riding waves. He died this week at age 86. 

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