Santa Cruz’s beloved wharf reopened to the public Saturday, after about 150 feet of the pier’s end fell into the ocean last month and prompted the city to temporarily close the popular tourist destination.

Santa Cruz plans a reopening ceremony on Saturday, saying that the rest of the wharf is safe and that heavy machinery sunk by the collapse is far enough away not to be a risk.

The section of the Santa Cruz wharf was closed to the public because it has been under repairs — part of a $4-million renovation project planned for the pier.

Santa Cruz and state officials are still surveying the damage and clearing debris from along the coast after heavy surf brought down part of the pier, whose long-term fate is also unclear.

After a structural assessment was completed of the Santa Cruz Wharf after about 150 feet of the structure’s south end fell into the ocean Dec. 23., the city of Santa Cruz announced Thursday

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In your coverage of the very sad collapse of 150 feet off the end of the half-mile Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, you focus on bird protection and a community group’s lawsuit as delaying needed repairs.