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Revitalization of Fisherman's Wharf with San Pedro Fish Market

Summary

The vacant former Scales restaurant at 30 Wharf #1 will get a full renovation and become a San Pedro Fish Market restaurant and retail fish market, likely opening March 2027. Commissioners called it a major boost to wharf foot traffic and life.

At a glance

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Last discussed Feb 24, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

The building sits on a 10-year city lease with extension options, renegotiated from a ground lease after the city took ownership in 2021.

✅Who benefits

Visitors and residents get a new waterfront dining destination and the wharf gets an anchor tenant in a long-empty building.

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