"Some of the pilings from Santa Cruz Wharf are coming down to hit our wharf," Sarah Ryan, Capitola's police chief, told SFGATE on Tuesday. Hazardous wreckage drifting toward Capitola caps off a tumultuous 24 hours in which parts of the village were evacuated and its pier was pummeled by dangerous swells.
"We have equipment staged so there will be no issues," she continued. "We're prepared to remove them when they come up." This coordination reflects the authorities' readiness to address hazardous conditions.
Capitola continues to suffer from winter storms. The city was slammed by a bomb cyclone in January 2023 that punched a hole through the middle of its pier and flooded coastal neighborhoods.
While neighboring Santa Cruz bore the brunt of the big waves, Ryan said there was far less destruction in Capitola on Monday than in previous storms.
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