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First weekend San Diego beaches, bays are back open

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First weekend San Diego beaches, bays are back open
First weekend San Diego beaches, bays are back open

San Diego is asking residents to continue physical distancing and wear facial coverings, as the first weekend beaches are open poses a big test.

I AM HAPPY TO REPORT YOU STAYEDCLASSY SAN DIEGO..."MAYOR FAULCONER PLEASED WITH SANDIEGANS FOR FOLLOWING SOCIALDISTANCING GUIDELINES AFTER CITYBEACHES REOPENMONDAY.

BUT TODAY IS THE STARTOF AN EVEN BIGGER TEST... THISIS THE FIRST WEEKEND SAN DIEGANSWILL HAVE THE OPTION TO GOTO LOCAL BEACHES SINCE THECLOSURES BEGAN.10NEWS ANCHOR MARY MCKENZIEJOINS US LIVE WITH MORE...IT'S ALSO THE FIRST WEEKENDWHERE THE COUNTY HAS MADE FAIT'S ALSO THE FIRST WEEKENDWHERE THE COUNTY HAS MADE FACECOVERINGS MANDATORY IN PUBLICPLACES - AND THATINCLUDES THE BEACHES ANDANYWHERE YOU ARE CLOSER THANSIX FEET FROM OTHERS.IF YOU'RE WALKING YOU GOTTA WEARAMASK, IF YOU CAN RUN A MASK, WEWANT YOU TO WEAR A MASK, BUTIT'S ANYTIME YOU'RE IN THEPUBLIC, AND COMING WITHIN 6-FEETOFEVERYBODY ELSE, YOU NEED TO HAVETHAT FACIAL-COVERINGSA REMINDER THAT - FOR NOW -SAN DIEGO LIFEGUARD CHIEF JAMESGARTLAND WANTS TO REMINDEVERYONETHE BEACHES ARE LIMITED TOWALKING, RUNNING, AND WATEACTIVITIES.SITTING, LYING DOWN OR GATHERINGIS OFF LIMITS.

THIS WILLBE THE FIRST WEEKEND SINCE THEPANDEMIC STARTED THATBEACHES WILL AGAIN BE AN OPTION,ALTHOUGH NOT ALL BEACHES.DEL MAR AND SOLANA BEACH CITYLEADERS ARE PLANNING FOR AMONDAY RE-OPENING OF THEIRSHORES.

AND IN CARLSBAD- IT'SMORE COMPLICATED, AS THE CITYONLY CONTROLS LESSTHAN A MILE OF BEACH... STATEPARKS CONTROLS THE OTHER SIXMILES.

CITY OFFICIALS THERE SAYTHEY COULD REOPEN THEIRBEACH MONDAY... IF STATE PARKSDECIDES TO OPEN ITS SHORELINETOO.THE GOVERNOR SHUT DOWN BEACHESIN ORANGE COUNTY,DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH DENSECROWDS, BUT THE CONCERN NOW, ISTHAT THOSE CROWDS WILL HEADSOUTH TO SAN DIEGO COUNTY FORTHE WEEKEND.

OR THAT SAN DIEGANSWILL NOT FOLLOW THE RULES ONBUSIER WEEKEND AND THE BEACHESCOULD BE CLOSED AGAIN.PARKING THEY HOPE - OR LACKTHEREOF - AS LOTS ARE STILLCLOSED -MAY HELP LIMIT THE NUMBER OFPEOPLE WHO CAN GET TO THEBEACHES.

MM10NEWLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL BEOUT THIS WEEKEND TO EDUCAT

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