After part of the iconic Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean amid powerful waves on Monday, feathered culprits have been found to factor into the pier’s damage: seagulls. Specifically, ...

While already on alert because of the high surf that hit the Monterey Bay coast Monday, Santa Cruz Lifeguards Lts. Isaiah Mullen and Sam Hofmann, stationed on a Jet Ski in the water near Cowell Beach, ...