‘No time for tourism’: Newport Beach to close peninsula boardwalk this weekend as a coronavirus restriction
LA TimesSigns 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 phrases like “No time for tourism: beach parking closed.” “It really is not the time for tourism by any stretch of the imagination,” he said. City Manager Grace Leung called last weekend’s beach activity “troubling” and said Newport doesn’t want to see it repeat this weekend. “At the same time, and because recreational beach and coastal access also play important roles in maintaining mental and emotional health, especially during times of stress, public agencies and local governments should strongly consider maintaining access to such public spaces where recreational users are practicing safe social distancing and there is no obvious increased risk to public health, or if other measures are deemed sufficient in a given area,” Ainsworth said.
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