‘Time will tell’: Santa Cruz officials assess damage partial wharf collapse; give no timeline for reopening of local landmark

SANTA CRUZ — Engineers continued to assess the structural integrity of the Santa Cruz Wharf on Tuesday, a day after white-capped waves ripped a section of the 110-year-old wharf into Monterey Bay.

Santa Cruz officials gave no timeline for the reopening of the city landmark or any of the restaurants located on it, citing turbulent surf that continued to pound one of the longest wooden wharfs on the West Coast. All the while, pieces of the wharf — as well as the restrooms that once stood near its western end ...