“All of these will be located in the North Park area of West Harbor allowing us to be fully functioning,” Ungaro said, “with seating on the water.” Overall, he added, it “would likely lead us into being a long-term partner in their (West Harbor’s) project.” That could open, Ungaro added, as soon as summer. The second “temporary” phase, he added, would be larger space that would also but close to the just-closed market. “There’s still a lot small details to work out,” Ungargo said, “but if all goes well, we hope to be open and operating with our temp kitchens and seating before Good Friday (April 7) in Phase 1 of our (temporary) location, which will be a very short walk from (the recently closed location).” The eventual goal would be to have another permanent home. This map would lead to temporary locations opening in two phases, with a short-term spot opening by next month and a second longer-term - but still temporary - restaurant launching as soon as summer. “We had a great two-hour meeting with West Harbor on Friday,” Ungaro said in a text message, adding that the parties “mapped out” a path forward. Plans to build a new home on Berth 93 near San Pedro’s cruise and Catalina terminals also appeared to stall, with Fish Market CEO Michael Ungaro recently saying the planning for that was “on hold” as they worked with West Harbor officials on a quick turn-around temporary location that could also lead to a permanent spot in the new development. But following discussions on what a new facility would look like and how big it would be, the market bowed out, saying the popular business needed more space. The Fish Market originally was to be part of that new development. When the rest of Ports O’ Call was leveled in recent years, the San Pedro Fish Market and Restaurant was left standing, even as West Harbor plans developed and construction crews began creating what will be a new waterfront attraction set to open in late 2024. “The parties,” Johnson said in a Monday, March 13, email, “are engaged in substantive discussions regarding interim and long-term space for the San Pedro Fish Market at West Harbor.” While issues remain and no agreement is in place, Eric Johnson, president of Jerico Development, said a “good meeting” took place with the Ungaro and Amalfitano families - the market’s founders - on Friday, March 10. Negotiations between the owners of the currently homeless San Pedro Fish Market and the West Harbor developers are showing promise, both parties reported this week - with the historic restaurant’s proprietors saying they could potentially resume operations by early next month.

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