Amid another high surf advisory, Santa Cruz city leaders Friday morning provided an update on the future of the damaged Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. In short, there is no timeline for reopening the popular wharf and no decision yet on whether or not to rebuild the lost portion.

Strong storms have repeatedly pounded Santa Cruz in recent years, most notably collapsing a chunk of its wharf this week. Is it just bad luck that has left the coastal city vulnerable to dangerous surf?

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley reiterated in a news conference that in the coming days, the city’s focus will remain on the immediate response and cleanup effort. However, he added, the city

The city announced on Thursday that city beaches remain closed after the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed on Monday.

The famed Santa Cruz Wharf on the California coast will remain indefinitely closed until further notice after part collapsed this week with city leaders fearing for its future due to growing effects of climate change.

A part of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed Monday afternoon during a high-surf warning, with authorities confirming two people had to be pulled from the water.

Three people were rescued from the wharf. The powerful surf also fatally trapped a man under debris on a beach in Santa Cruz, the authorities said.

Santa Cruzans are reeling this week as a result of the immense damage caused by the gigantic wave event that hit our coast on Monday. Size estimates ranged from 20-30 foot waves, with some reports

A bench memorializing David at the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf was swept away when high swells caused the end of the pier to collapse. "For us, it means everything," his mother Roberta Rodriguez said.