SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The surfers were loving it. A set of waves was breaking Sunday just offshore from the main beach in this college town known for its mountain biking, laid-back atmosphere and ...

Tony Elliot, the head of the Santa Cruz Parks & Recreation Department, estimated that about 150 feet (45 meters) of the end of the wharf fell into the water around 12:45 p.m.

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.

Part of Santa Cruz pier collapses as coastal city gets pounded by high surf The remnants of a restaurant float at the head of the San Lorenzo River in Santa Cruz on Monday.