Newport Beach piers are quiet the day before they close as a measure to fight coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Newport Beach piers are quiet the day before they close as a measure to fight coronavirus

LA Times  

Austin Lim fishes with his son Jacob off the Newport Pier on Tuesday, the day before the pier is to close until further notice as a response to the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach closed its pier Tuesday, and Laguna Beach closed all city beaches and beach-adjacent parks Monday evening. The Huntington Beach Pier closed to the public Tuesday until further notice to prevent close gatherings during the coronavirus outbreak. News Laguna Beach closes city beaches to promote coronavirus social distancing; Huntington Beach closing pier In an escalated effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the city of Laguna Beach directed staff to close city beaches at 5 p.m. Monday. Meanwhile, Huntington Beach announced that is closing its iconic pier beginning Tuesday until further notice and is shutting down many recreational amenities, though the beaches remain open.

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New storm renews wave warnings after Pismo Beach tourist death, Ventura injuries
1 year ago

New storm renews wave warnings after Pismo Beach tourist death, Ventura injuries

LA Times  

Children scramble as waves come crashing on shore next to the Manhattan Beach Pier on Dec. 30. A high surf advisory will go into effect starting at 2 a.m. on Saturday for Ventura County, which is expected to see 7- to 10-foot-high waves over the weekend, and the Central Coast, which will likely see 12- to 20-foot-high waves, according to …

San Clemente beach areas will close earlier in wake of Memorial Day weekend brawl
1 year, 7 months ago

San Clemente beach areas will close earlier in wake of Memorial Day weekend brawl

LA Times  

San Clemente’s beach areas are closing at 10 p.m. — two hours earlier than usual — after a brawl between youths and three off-duty Marines. San Clemente beaches — among the last in Orange County open until midnight — are closing two hours earlier at night after a recent brawl between a group of teens and three off-duty Marines. The …

Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city halls close for two weeks due to winter COVID-19 surge
3 years ago

Newport Beach, Huntington Beach city halls close for two weeks due to winter COVID-19 surge

LA Times  

Newport Beach City Hall is closed again for two weeks after the holiday weekend. For at least the fourth time since the pandemic began in early 2020, Newport Beach City Hall closed its doors Monday for two weeks in response to what city staff say is the uptick in cases of COVID-19. Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa city halls remained …

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 …

With coronavirus surging, California marks a subdued, socially distant July 4
4 years, 6 months ago

With coronavirus surging, California marks a subdued, socially distant July 4

LA Times  

Kenzy El-Mohandes crested a hillside in Griffith Park early Saturday afternoon, eager to avoid the Fourth of July crowd she thought she and her friend would meet once they reached the observatory. “No one’s stopping us from sitting here right now, so we’re enjoying the beach from a distance,” Shine said. The 21-year-old said he was excited to see famous …

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 …

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 / …

Laguna Beach to reopen city beaches, some trailheads starting May 4
4 years, 8 months ago

Laguna Beach to reopen city beaches, some trailheads starting May 4

LA Times  

Paths and the grass remain empty, as only a lifeguard and sailboat occupied Main Beach on Sunday while Laguna Beach city beaches remained closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Laguna Beach is reopening its beaches and some trailheads for morning hours on Monday, following direction given to city staff at the city’s special City Council meeting Tuesday. City staff pointed …

Beach access unchanged in Newport Beach, but parking restrictions tightened
4 years, 8 months ago

Beach access unchanged in Newport Beach, but parking restrictions tightened

LA Times  

An aerial view of beachgoers enjoying a warm Saturday in Newport Beach amid state-mandated stay-at-home orders to stave off the coronavirus pandemic. Mayor Will O’Neill said the city needs to seize more educational and enforcement opportunities, but “we truly can trust the vast majority of people to do the right thing.” “We clearly have to remind some people to do …

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 …

Despite coronavirus, many flock to Huntington and Newport beaches to beat the heat
4 years, 8 months ago

Despite coronavirus, many flock to Huntington and Newport beaches to beat the heat

LA Times  

The words “love” and “be kind” are woven into a fence with yellow police tape at a closed beach in Venice. Parking was restricted severely along Pacific Coast Highway over the weekend, with Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies trying to keep people off closed beaches. In Santa Monica police keep watch over the empty beach and closed bike path. “The …

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 …

‘No time for tourism’: Newport Beach to close peninsula boardwalk this weekend as a coronavirus restriction
4 years, 9 months ago

‘No time for tourism’: Newport Beach to close peninsula boardwalk this weekend as a coronavirus restriction

LA Times  

Signs remind visitors near the Newport Pier to keep their distance to help prevent spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. “It’s a gubernatorial order and people are still on our beaches and on our boardwalks, in our parking lots and in our neighborhood streets looking for places to park,” Dixon said. Mayor Will O’Neill suggested some creativity for the signs, with …

To slow coronavirus spread, Orange County and others close parking at beaches, parks
4 years, 9 months ago

To slow coronavirus spread, Orange County and others close parking at beaches, parks

LA Times  

The Huntington Beach Pier has been closed by the city. We’ve got a public health crisis out there.” The directive from Orange County Executive Officer Frank Kim will shutter county-owned parking lots at all trails, parks and beaches under OC Parks jurisdiction, effective immediately. “Closing parks is a difficult decision, but it is the right decision at this time,” Sundari …

Laguna Beach closes city beaches to promote coronavirus social distancing; Huntington Beach closing pier
4 years, 9 months ago

Laguna Beach closes city beaches to promote coronavirus social distancing; Huntington Beach closing pier

LA Times  

A group of friends plays volleyball without a net on Main Beach on Monday morning as Laguna Beach prepared to close city beaches and adjacent parks, including Main Beach, in an effort to prevent crowding that could help spread the coronavirus. In an escalated effort to curb the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the city of Laguna Beach directed staff …

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