City of Capitola Government News

Capitola Vice Mayor Alexander Pedersen suddenly announced his resignation at a city council meeting Thursday night, amid a recall effort against him, a move away from the city and what he called a “campaign of legal harassment and intimidation.”

In a contentious, standing-room only meeting of more than four hours, the Capitola City Council on Thursday night denied a proposed bike path on Park Avenue as part of the countywide rail trail project. 

More than two years after the Capitola Wharf buckled under heavy storms, city leaders are asking whether businesses should return to the recently rebuilt structure.

A four-year, $140 million construction project to bring more reliable water to Soquel, Aptos and other areas of mid-county is expected to wrap up this spring.

After more than 200 emails and about 25 residents’ rail trail opinions at a Capitola City Council meeting on February 13, the council delayed a decision on two options for a paved path along Park Avenue.

Fireworks may not return to the Capitola Wharf this fall because of a new permit required by the California Coastal Commission.

The City of Capitola is considering replacing the heavily traveled Stockton Avenue Bridge that spans Soquel Creek in the heart of the village.

The City of Capitola announced Friday that Capt. Sarah Ryan has been named the next Police Chief.

A mix of tax breaks, fee waivers and other incentives could invigorate a potential redevelopment of the Capitola Mall, a consultant said Thursday at a Capitola City Council meeting. It remains unclear whether the mall’s owner would be open to such measures.

Several thousand people showed up for the reopening ceremony of the Capitola Wharf on September 25, celebrating its survival after it was cleaved in two by heavy storms.

Capitola’s new and improved wharf is only days away from reopening, a year after reconstruction began. The grand reopening festival will be held Sept. 25 at 2:30pm, with food vendors, live music, a beer garden, and guest speakers, including Capitola Mayor Kristen Brown, who will celebrate the wharf’s new chapter.