A number of issues have risen from last week’s partial collapse of the Santa Cruz Wharf, including questions regarding whether a lawsuit against the city’s Wharf Master Plan contributed to the collapse, deferred maintenance on the structure and California Coastal Commission rules that restrict construction to the winter months.
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Santa Cruz Wharf likely closed for weeks as city weighs whether to rebuild
The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf likely faces weeks of closure after storm damage destroyed a 150-foot section. Officials are exploring aid for affected businesses and workers and debating whether to rebuild the section that collapsed Monday.
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Santa Cruz Wharf businesses face many uncertainties, concerns for future
Business owners and employees who work on the Santa Cruz Wharf don’t yet know when they’ll be able to get back on the job after the partial collapse of the wharf on Monday. City officials say they’re working around the clock to assess damage but it’s unclear when they’ll know when the wharf can reopen.
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Santa Cruz Wharf to remain closed indefinitely, raising new questions about its future
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.
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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.
