Sunny days draw crowds to beaches, parks as U.S. reopens from lockdowns
4 years, 8 months ago

Sunny days draw crowds to beaches, parks as U.S. reopens from lockdowns

The Hindu  

Sunny days and warm weather are proving to be as challenging to manage as restaurants, hair salons and other businesses as about half of U.S. states partially reopen their economies after the COVID-19 lockdown. Dr. Deborah Birx, response coordinator for the White House coronavirus task force, said on “Fox News Sunday” that massing on beaches was not safe unless people kept at least 6 feet apart. “We've made it clear that that is not a good phase one activity,” she said, as the number of U.S. cases topped 1.1 million and the death toll rose to more than 67,000 on Sunday. Scott Gottlieb, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, said on Sunday the country was seeing a “mixed bag” of results from coronavirus mitigation efforts. “If we're not smart about the way we do things, those numbers could turn around and go right back up again.” As Texas becomes one of the leading states pushing for its businesses to reopen, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said people appear to be obeying the new rules.

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City, state beaches to reopen in Huntington Beach as crews continue cleanup of O.C. coast
3 years, 2 months ago

City, state beaches to reopen in Huntington Beach as crews continue cleanup of O.C. coast

LA Times  

The afternoon sun shined bright over Huntington Beach. “You’d wonder what these guys were doing down there.” Except for an occasional beach umbrella, this popular sandy stretch of shoreline near the Huntington Beach Pier remained mostly empty of the usual weekend crowds. “It is important that our decision to reopen our shoreline and water be based on data and that …

California is dramatically reopening despite warnings of a spring COVID-19 wave. How big is the risk?
3 years, 9 months ago

California is dramatically reopening despite warnings of a spring COVID-19 wave. How big is the risk?

LA Times  

In Washington on Monday, top federal health authorities issued grave warnings that COVID-19 cases are on the rise, and that a national spring surge could be emerging as the coming Easter holiday brings the potential for greater spread. “Not only is it based on good science,” she said, “it’s also we have built in this sort of safety net that, …

What’s open and closed in SoCal as state renews stay-home rules
4 years ago

What’s open and closed in SoCal as state renews stay-home rules

LA Times  

Kevin Cannon of Canoga Park works out on the beach at Point Dume in early December. Parks, trails and playgrounds Open • Campgrounds at 12 national forests in California will remain closed through Jan. 29, including Angeles, Cleveland, Eldorado, Inyo and Los Padres forests in Southern California. Info: Descanso Gardens • The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in …

Cities race to close beaches for Fourth of July holiday as coronavirus surges
4 years, 6 months ago

Cities race to close beaches for Fourth of July holiday as coronavirus surges

LA Times  

Beachgoers in Huntington Beach last month. All public beaches, piers, public beach parking lots, beach bike paths “that traverse that sanded portion of the beach” and beach access points will be closed from 12:01 a.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday. Beaches, beach parking lots and restrooms will close from Friday through Monday to discourage gatherings that could lead to the …

July 5th: What’s open and closed at Southern California beaches, parks, trails
4 years, 6 months ago

July 5th: What’s open and closed at Southern California beaches, parks, trails

LA Times  

L.A. County beaches, including Venice, shown here, will be closed for the July 4 weekend because of coronavirus transmission fears. Southern Californians will face Independence Day weekend with most fireworks shows canceled and beaches closed in Los Angeles and Ventura counties with a modified closure in Santa Barbara county. Southern California beach closures The Los Angeles County Department of Public …

How beaches are preparing for Memorial Day during the pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

How beaches are preparing for Memorial Day during the pandemic

CNN  

CNN — Memorial Day marks the symbolic start of summer with its barbecues, outdoor gatherings with friends and trips to the beach. But this weekend, with the novel coronavirus still spreading throughout the United States, most beaches have issued social distancing restrictions and capacity limits, a sort of middle ground to allow people to venture out while still trying to …

Manhattan Beach Mayor On Why Reopening Beaches Is Good For Human Health
4 years, 7 months ago

Manhattan Beach Mayor On Why Reopening Beaches Is Good For Human Health

NPR  

Manhattan Beach Mayor On Why Reopening Beaches Is Good For Human Health Los Angeles County Beaches reopened with some restrictions a six week closure due to the pandemic. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Manhattan Beach Mayor Richard Montgomery on why he supports the move. Yesterday's move affects beaches along a stretch of coastline of several cities, including, of course, the …

California governor says state’s retail stores can reopen on Friday
4 years, 8 months ago

California governor says state’s retail stores can reopen on Friday

CNN  

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that some retail shops in the state can begin to reopen at the end of the week as part of a phased exit from the social distancing measures meant to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement comes as more states plan phased reopenings of businesses and other gathering places, despite public health …

Gov. Gavin Newsom says reopening California will begin this week amid coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom says reopening California will begin this week amid coronavirus crisis

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced that some retail stores across the state can reopen with modifications as early as Friday amid growing pressure to ease the stay-at-home order that has cratered the California economy. 10 / 46 An aerial view of the Newport Beach pier, where a few surfers and beach-goers enjoy a nice day at the beach despite Gov. 19 / …

California governor to close beaches again after weekend crowds
4 years, 8 months ago

California governor to close beaches again after weekend crowds

Al Jazeera  

Order likely to ignite furore from communities who say they can safely provide relief to residents starved of fresh air. California Governor Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed starting from Friday after people thronged to the seashore during a sweltering weekend despite his social distancing order, according to a memo sent to police chiefs around the …

All state and local beaches in Orange County must temporarily close, Gov. Gavin Newsom says
4 years, 8 months ago

All state and local beaches in Orange County must temporarily close, Gov. Gavin Newsom says

LA Times  

The words “love” and “be kind” are woven into a fence with yellow police tape at a closed beach in Venice. “Last weekend, state and local beaches in Orange County experienced exceptionally heavy visitation that generated a high concentration of beach visitors in close physical proximity,” the letter stated. These conditions threaten the health of both beach visitors and community …

Overcrowding could soon make one California beach off limits
4 years, 8 months ago

Overcrowding could soon make one California beach off limits

Associated Press  

Overcrowding at some California beaches and parks has given local officials second thoughts about keeping them open next weekend at the risk of reversing progress made in slowing the spread of the coronavirus and causing a deadly surge of cases. Visitors cruised around seaside neighborhoods searching for parking and packed the sidewalks that are inches from people’s front yards, said …

From closed beaches to shut businesses, here’s what you can’t do this weekend
4 years, 9 months ago

From closed beaches to shut businesses, here’s what you can’t do this weekend

LA Times  

Southern California officials have one message to residents already a bit stir crazy from more than a week of unprecedented restriction on movements due to coronavirus: Stay home. Closed The U.S. Forest Service has closed campgrounds, picnic areas and other developed recreation sites in its forests statewide, including the Angeles California’s state parks system has closed all campgrounds Parking lots …

US life with COVID-19: A state-by-state patchwork of rules
4 years, 9 months ago

US life with COVID-19: A state-by-state patchwork of rules

Associated Press  

As the nation struggles to reconcile itself to a new and spreading peril, it also struggles with a patchwork of rules that vary dizzyingly from place to place: For now, your life and lockdown in the shadow of COVID-19 depends on where you live. “It’s been lurking in the room, weighing heavily on us: what is the right answer, what …

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