Most of Oceanside Pier to Reopen to Public May 10, City Announces

Published on May 7, 2024

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—The city of Oceanside plans to reopen the majority of the Oceanside Pier on May 10 after an intense blaze gutted a vacant restaurant building and a snack shop, it was announced Monday. Roughly 80 percent of the iconic seafront landmark should be available for public use once again, reopening from the pier’s base to beyond Bait Shop, the restrooms, and the fish washing station at the last “offset,” officials said. The fire erupted for unknown reasons on April 25. The city has offered relocation assistance to the owners of the snack shack, The Brine Box, as they face recovery from the loss of the building....

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