https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/27/santa-cruz-mayor-does-not-commit-to-rebuilding-part-of-wharf-that-collapsed-into-ocean/

Santa Cruz Mayor Fred Keeley on Friday said it would be “irresponsible” to rebuild the 150 feet at the end of the city’s wharf that fell into the ocean Monday without having serious discussions first about whether the structure can withstand the stronger storms and turbulent waves climate change is expected to bring in the coming years.

“Nobody has made a decision yet,” Keeley said during a press conference at Cowell’s Beach with the Santa Cruz Wharf behind him. The wharf has been closed off to the public since Monday’s high surf. “To say we’re simply going to put it back, is much more risky and frankly irresponsible than having a very serious conversation,” he said.