This is going to take forever if they can ever pull it off but there's some interesting designs they're considering. Slides 27 thru 31, they're not necessarily improving the fishabilty of the pier but rather taking away from it. However it's is no surprise given that the only thing guiding any sort of restoration is integrating a ferry system. If the ferry system can't get done the pier won't either IMO.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Level_3__-General/Pier-Ferry Cmmty Mtg 1- Presentn - 2021-01-21 (75).pdf
Ironically at the bottom of the main page is "other information" a link to a closure notice and to PFIC so you can go find another pier to fish.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/parks/pier/
mjonesjr
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/uploadedFiles/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Level_3__-General/Pier-Ferry Cmmty Mtg 1- Presentn - 2021-01-21 (75).pdf
Ironically at the bottom of the main page is "other information" a link to a closure notice and to PFIC so you can go find another pier to fish.
https://www.cityofberkeley.info/parks/pier/
mjonesjr