Over 100 fulltime Santa Cruz Boardwalk employees are let go

Managers say the layoffs are taking a personal toll.

HAVE HAD TO CUT STAFF.AND WHILE NOTEVERY BUSINESS ISIMPACTED BY THELAYOFFS AT THEBOARDWALK....MANAGERS SAY THELAYOFFS ARE TAKING APERSONAL TOLL.

KRISTOPHER RUCKER-HEADCHEF STAGNAROCLIP#1887816 00:07:09"WE LET ALL OF OUR FRIENDSWE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH10 YEARS OR SO GO ANDNOTHING WE CAN REALLYDO," HARD TIMES...FORWORKERS AT STAGNARORESRAUTANT ALONGWITH NEIGHBORINGBUSINESSES.MANY EMPLOYEES WON'TBE COMING BACK TO THEWHARF...FOR GOOD....KRISTOPHER RUCKER-HEADCHEF STAGNAROCLIP#188781600:06:30 "ME AND FORTHE WHOLE KITCHEN STAFFOF ABOUT 15, ONLY THREEOF US ARE LEFT," LANCEHAGGARD-GENERALMANAGER FIREFISH GRILLCLIP#188780700:02:08 "IN FEBRUARY BEFORETHISALL STARTED WE HAD OVER 85PEOPLE," 00:02:12:0000:02:23:14 RIGHT NOWWE ARE ABOUT 45EMPLOYEES ONLY,"CUTTING STAFF IS BEINGMIRRORED AT THE SANTACRUZ BOARDWALK...THE COMPANYANNOUNCING "DUE TOEXTENDED CLOSURE OFBOARDWALK RIDES,RECENT CLOSURE OFARCADES ......SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONIN VISITATION LEVELS....THE SANTA CRUZSEASIDE COMPANYANNOUNCES ELIMINATIONOF 106 FULL TIMEPOSITIONS." NOTIFIED ONJULY 20TH...NEIGHBORINGBUSINESSES ARE SEEINGTHIS IMPACT THEMDIFFFERENTLY.LANCE HAGGARD-GENERALMANAGER FIREFISH GRILLCLIP#1887807 00:00:34"WELL WE ARE SEEINGNUMBERS THAT ARE 50PERCENT LESS THAN LASTYEAR.USUALLY SUMMER IS OURBUSIEST TIME YOU CANBARELY FIND PARKINGNORMALLY ON THE WHARF,"STAGNARO RESTAURANTSAYS DESPITE FEWERTRAVELERS...THEIR ATTACHED FISHMARKET IS KEEPINGTHEM AFLOAT...KRISTOPHER RUCKER-HEADCHEF STAGNARO'SCLIP#1887816 00:05:54"AND THEY'VE REALLYHELPED OUT SANTA CRUZ BYSUPPORTING THEM WITH THELOCAL SEAFOOD YOU CANCOME UP AND GRAB IN ANOUTSIDE ENVIRONMENT ANDNOT BE CROWDED BYPEOPLE,"160 FULL TIMEEMPLOYEES STILL WORKAT THE BOARDWALKALONG WITH ABOUT 50TEMPORARILYFURLOUGHES .....THECOMPANY WILL PROVIDEHEALTH INSURANCE FORALL AFFECTEDEMPLOYEES UNTILAUGUST 31ST OF THISYEAR....###SANTA CRUZ COU