As they have for more than 100 years, thousands of visitors will head out to Santa Cruz’s beaches and famous wharf over Memorial Day Weekend, heralding the beginning of summer.

Five months ago, more than 180 feet at the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed into the ocean. That part of the wharf was under construction at the time. Two workers fell into the ...

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 ...

The 2025 Wharf to Wharf race brought 16,000 runners and hundreds of spectators to the streets of Santa Cruz County Sunday. A ...

The Santa Cruz Wharf, pictured on May 28, was significantly damaged by high surf in December 2024, leading to a partial collapse. A portion remains closed. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Santa Cruz hosted its 29th annual Woodies on the Wharf event, Northern California's largest Woodie show, featuring over 130 classic wood-bodied wagons parked for the day ...

The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, a historic wooden structure built in 1914 that juts half a mile into Monterey Bay — the longest public pier on California’s coast — is damaged.