New lifeguard tower opens in South Mission Beach

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – It’s been a long time coming and now lifeguards in Mission Beach have a new tactic to help with the thousands of visitors that come out to San Diego beaches.

It started as an brilliant idea 15-years ago. Let’s replace the old ‘wooden’ lifeguard tower with a shiny new one in South Mission Beach. After battling angry neighbors, lawsuits and the “Great Recession”, the tower is now complete.