SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Santa Cruz Wharf, jutting half a mile into the Monterey Bay, offers a cheerful stroll past souvenir ...

The Santa Cruz Police Department will be hosting its free, family-friendly National Night Out on Aug. 5 at the Santa Cruz ...

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 ...

The pier is an economic driver for Santa Cruz, drawing two millions visitor each year, while the wharf’s 20 restaurants and shops employ around 400 people, according to the city.

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 70 miles south of San Francisco. The pier was evacuated and closed to all emergency responders just after 1 p.m.

Santa Cruz Wharf and harbor both face major storm repairs 03:44. The clean-up effort along the Santa Cruz coastline continued Friday, days after part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed due to ...

TOPSHOT - People look at the collapsed pier at the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, on December 23, 2024. A pier collapsed into the ocean and floated away off the US state of California ...

At least three people were rescued after a portion of Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed into the ocean on Monday, December 23, as winter swells hammered the Northern ...

A person takes a photo of high surf near the Santa Cruz Wharf in Santa Cruz, Calif., Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury) Spectators look out at a closed Santa Cruz wharf after the pier ...

Santa Cruz police confirmed with KSBW 8 that three people were on the wharf when it collapsed. Two of them had to be rescued, and the last person got out of the water on their own. Minor injuries ...