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Retired Santa Cruz Wharf Supervisor Says Wharf Was Breaking Apart, Collapse Could've Been Prevented

"I had been telling the city leadership for years that this was going to happen," Bombaci said.

(CBS Bay Area)

December 31, 2024

Most of the debris has been picked up from the Santa Cruz Wharf collapse on Dec. 23, and the question now is what happens to the historic structure going forward? But there is at least one man in town who says it never had to happen.

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People in Santa Cruz were shocked when a 150-foot section at the end of the wharf fell into the ocean after being hit by 30-foot waves. But it didn't shock Jon Bombaci.

"I had been telling the city leadership for years that this was going to happen," Bombaci said.

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