Santa Cruz city officials said Tuesday that there is no estimated reopening date for the wharf, which was undergoing repairs when a section collapsed Monday, sending three workers into the ocean. The incident has forced the city to confront difficult questions about rebuilding aging infrastructure in an era of climate change, Mayor Fred Keeley said.
Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
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Wharf collapse takes more than wood and steel as a mother’s memorial bench is swept into the ocean
From her home near Sacramento, Ruby Shields was frantically trying to recover her mother’s memorial bench, part of the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf that collapsed on Monday. On Tuesday, two Santa Cruzans found the nameplate on Seabright State Beach.
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Photo gallery: See images from Monday’s damaging swells
Lookout photojournalist Kevin Painchaud captured the aftermath of Monday’s huge swells, which caused a portion of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf to collapse, damaged the city’s small craft harbor and forced the evacuation of parts of Rio Del Mar and Capitola Village. View a gallery of his photos.
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Portion of Santa Cruz Wharf collapses, harbor damaged and parts of Capitola Village flooded amid huge swells
A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday, plunging three construction workers into 25-foot swells. At least nine people were rescued countywide as authorities evacuated parts of Capitola Village and Rio Del Mar for flooding and closed several beaches because of dangerous conditions.
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Public Wi-Fi is coming to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
The City of Santa Cruz is seeking proposals for the creation of a public Wi-Fi network at the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. As part of a project to fix storm damage and renovate the wharf, the city is planning to offer wireless Internet access to the public.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Filling the old Logos building, hotel rates and a Westside rebrand
In Santa Cruz County business news this week, Jessica M. Pasko reports on the struggle to find a new retail tenant for the former Logos Bookstore space in downtown Santa Cruz, a fall decline in hotel business and Wi-Fi coming to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.
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Dolphin Restaurant demolition begins as part of Santa Cruz Wharf repairs
Crews have started demolishing the former Dolphin Restaurant as part of repairs to the Santa Cruz Wharf that are expected to be completed by March. The wharf suffered damage in storms in December 2023.
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Dolphin Restaurant to be demolished due to damage as city plans ‘reimagining’ of end of wharf
The Dolphin Restaurant at the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf will be demolished in order to fix pilings underneath it damaged in a December storm surge. The city hasn’t yet determined whether the restaurant, which has stood at the end of the wharf since 1963, will be rebuilt, and plans to bring the issue to the community in a “reimagining process” on how to use the space.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Wharf seeks new pop-up vendors; downtown housing developments
The City of Santa Cruz is looking for vendors to run a small pop-up space near the entrance of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf this summer, Jessica M. Pasko writes in her latest business roundup. Plus, a major downtown Santa Cruz rental housing development begins accepting applications, while another developer proposes a 16-story tower. And plenty of business mixers are on the calendar this spring.
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Dolphin Restaurant, damaged in December storm surge, awaits its fate on Santa Cruz Wharf
A storm surge at the end of December damaged several pilings on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf directly under the Dolphin, a 63-year-old diner. The City of Santa Cruz, which owns the building and the wharf, hasn’t yet determined whether the Dolphin will need to be demolished and rebuilt in order to make repairs.