https://www.siliconvalley.com/2024/12/31/capitola-wharf-survives-mother-natures-first-big-test-since-reopening/

CAPITOLA — Three months after its much-anticipated reopening, the Capitola Wharf endured its first major test from mother nature and yielded mostly positive results, according to the city’s chief infrastructure official.

After nailing down about a dozen or so slabs of wood decking near its midsection and confirming the integrity of the 167-year-old structure, the city’s wharf reopened Monday after sitting closed for a week. Jessica Kahn, Capitola director of public works, explained that the local landmark was closed early last week in anticipation of the massive ocean swell that snapped off the end of the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and caused more than $20 million in damage at the Santa Cruz Harbor.