SANTA CRUZ, CA — City leaders gathered Friday on Cowell Beach to update the public four days after a section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the sea, leaving the future of the iconic pier ...

Santa Cruz’s beloved wharf reopened to the public Saturday, after about 150 feet of the pier’s end fell into the ocean last month and prompted the city to temporarily close the popular tourist ...

Santa Cruz city officials are keeping climate change in mind as they plan repairs to the Santa Cruz Wharf after pounding surf collapsed a section of the popular tourist attraction.

The Santa Cruz Wharf, built in 1914, was 2,745 feet long before the winter storm. It was supported by more than 4,400 pilings — 70-foot Douglas fir beams driven about 20 feet into the ocean floor.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The Santa Cruz wharf is set to reopen on Saturday, less than two weeks after a portion of the wharf collapsed and floated away during severe coastal storms.

If any wharf-related commemorations, memorial benches or memorabilia are found, the public is asked to contact the Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation at recreationevents@santacruzca.gov or 831-420-5270.

As visitors flock to Santa Cruz for Memorial Day weekend, plans to rebuild the wharf are being made known. Even though a 180-foot section of the pier crashed into the ocean in December, many said ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Video above from last year's event. Many wood-paneled station wagons, known as 'Woodies,' will be parked at the Santa Cruz Wharf for the 29th annual Woodies on the Wharf car ...

Sea lions haul out at the Santa Cruz Wharf, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Santa Cruz, Calif. A large section of haul out space was lost to the marine mammals when winter storms collapsed the end of ...