But the damage in Santa Cruz didn’t stop at the ocean’s edge. A massive tree pulled out of its water-logged soil and collapsed off of Highway 17, just as it winds down to meet Ocean Street.

3 fall into ocean after Santa Cruz Wharf collapses. Two people were rescued, and a third swam to safety after the Santa Cruz Wharf partially collapsed and fell into the ocean Monday.

The Wharf, a public pier, is home to several restaurants in Santa Cruz, about 36 miles north of Salinas. The pier was ...

Record-breaking ocean temperatures in 2022 caused the air to hold more moisture, ... Santa Cruz experienced prolonged drought and a major wildfire in 2020 that burned tens of thousands of acres.

Santa Cruz beaches closed Monday afternoon as part of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed into the ocean. The Wharf had largely been closed prior to the catastrophe due to storm damage and ...

A series of atmospheric river events in December brought significant rainfall to the region. Since the first atmospheric river in October, Santa Cruz has received 11.3 inches of rain in town and 32… ...

A massive winter storm ripped off the end of the Santa Cruz boardwalk on Monday, sending a public restroom and a restaurant adrift. The half mile-long wharf is about 150 feet shorter.

Santa Cruz County Environmental Health officials sent out a warning Wednesday to alert the public that ocean water was contaminated at some beaches from storm runoff. Skip to content NOWCAST KSBW ...

A portion of the Santa Cruz Wharf in California collapsed Monday after high surf slammed the coast, sending three city workers into the ocean. The pier was closed to the public at the time of the ...

“Santa Cruz’s water system was designed decades ago to rely on more predictable ‘normal’ weather patterns, not our current reality of weather whiplash caused by climate change,” said ...