New coin-operated, mounted binoculars are to be installed later this month on the Huntington Beach pier. The improved optics will still cost 50 cents, according to a city official. (File photo / Daily Pilot)

Los Angeles Times – Daily Pilot
By Ben Brazil

Huntington Beach hopes to be able to offer a clearer view of the ocean after six new coin-operated, mounted binoculars are installed at the pier by the end of the month.

The process of removing the six older tower viewers, which had been operating since 2008, began in January.

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