SANTA CRUZ — A kayaker paddles past the damaged end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on a recent calm day on the Monterey Bay. In December, a 180-foot section at its southernmost end collapsed ...

A raft of Santa Cruz Junior Guards rests between paddles alongside the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf this week. Junior Guards is ...

Instead of beginning at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, the 6-mile contest, now in its 53rd year, will fire the starting pistol along Portola Drive between 26th and 38th avenues. Participants will … ...

The event starts at 10 a.m. before a send-off parade at 3:30 p.m. It will also be the first Woodies show since the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed at the end of last year.

They will return for a goodbye cruise down West Cliff Drive to the Santa Cruz Harbor Sunday at 8:30 a.m. For information, visit santacruzwoodies.com. IF YOU GO What: 29th annual Woodies on the Wharf.

A white Cadillac was pulled from water below the Santa Cruz wharf at 8:20 p.m. on Saturday. "We knew something major was happening you know, we didn't know until today someone lost their life ...

A replica of the Paki redwood surfboard that a Hawaiian prince surfed in Santa Cruz in 1885 is brought to the Museum of Art and History in downtown Santa Cruz on Wednesday. The 15-foot-6.75-inch 24… ...

Hundreds of woodie-style classic cars will return to the Santa Cruz Wharf Saturday for the 29th annual Woodies on the Wharf car show, which is the largest gathering of woodies in Northern California.