Five days after ordering the “hard close” of all state and local beaches in Orange County to curb the spread of coronavirus, Gov.
Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced three more Orange County cities can begin allowing the public back to the coast.
COUNTY BUREAU CHIEF CHIP YOSTHE'S LIVE IN HUNTINGTON BEACHWITH ALL THE DETAILS CHIP.YEAH THE GUYS GO KEEPING UPWITH THIS THE BEACHES OPEN ITSCLOSED IT OPEN AGAIN CLOSEDAGAIN.
WELL TODAY HUNTINGTONBEACH IS OPEN AGAIN KIND OFNOT FULLY OPEN LIKE WE SAW ITA WEEK OR SO AGO, BUT REOPENNONETHELESS AND SHOW YOU SOMEVIDEO BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DOWNTHERE AND TELL YOU WHATHAPPENED.
THE STATE GAVEAPPROVAL FOR HUNTINGTON BEACHTO REOPEN TODAY FORRECREATIONAL USE ONLY THAT ASYOU'VE HEARD OF BEFORE IFYOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THISSTORY LIKE THAT DONE IN SOMEOTHER PLACES.
YOU CAN GO THEREFOR JOGGING SURFING WALKING.BUT NOT SUNBATHING SO DON'TBRING A COOLER AND CHAIRS TOHANG OUT THEY WON'T LET YOU DOTHAT, BUT THEY DID OPEN IT 7DAYS A WEEK FOR ACTIVE USE NOWTHIS COMES AFTER IT WAS SHUTDOWN WITH THAT ORDER FROM THEGOVERNOR LAST WEEK SAYING HEWAS SHUTTING DOWN ALL ORANGECOUNTY BEACHES.
YOU MAYREMEMBER HUNTINGTON BEACHTURNED AROUND AND FILED ALAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE WEHAVE HER BACK ABOUT HOW THISMAY AFFECT THE LAWSUIT AS FARAS WE KNOW RIGHT NOW THATLAWSUIT IS GOING FOR BECAUSETHEY WANTED TO HAVE CONTROLOVER THEIR OWN BEACHES.
BUTNONETHELESS THE BEACHES OPENTHE FIRST COUPLE PEOPLE WETALKED TO WHEN WE CAME DOWNHERE SEEM PRETTY HAPPY ABOUTIT.THE BASE CLOSED GREELEY.
ITWAS A REALLY CROWDED WEEKEND AON A BUY THE BEER AND I THINKGOVERNOR NEWSOM DID A GOODJOB.BY CLOSING IT DOWN ERRINGON THE SIDE OF CAUTION BY HAVEWITH SAFETY.
BUT AS HE SAID HEDIDN'T GET THAT CLOSE ALONGWITH JESSICA ALBA ON THEWEEKEND.
AND NOW IT SEEMS TOBE CLEARED UP AND HE'S LETTINGPEOPLE BACK IN THE WATER SO.YEAH HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DOI THINK.AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK ATTHE BEACH OVER HERE NODDING TOBEAT RIGHT NOW I SEE THELIFEGUARD LOOKING IS TALKINGTO SOME FOLKS OVER THERE NOWWASN'T JUST HUNTINGTON BEACH.THE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT ALSODANA POINT IN SEAL BEACH GOTTHE GREEN LIGHT TO REOPENTHEIR BEACHES.
WE DON'T HAVEALL THE DETAILS ON WHAT'SGOING ON THERE WILL HAVE THATFOR YOU COMING UP AT 6 ALSONEWPORT BEACH TRYING TO GETITS BEACHES REOPEN IT HASSUBMITTED A PLAN AND ALSO JUSTA LITTLE BIT EARLIER TODAY,THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OFSUPERVISORS VOTED TO ALLOWTHEIR CITY MANAGER SOMEONEFROM THE CITY TO SUBMIT A PLANTHAT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO OPENTHE COUNTY RUN BEACHES.
IFTHAT THE OKAY FROM THE STATEWITH THEIR PLAN.
BUT THAT'S AALL JUST KIND OF DEVELOPINGTODAY.
WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THISCOMING UP ON THE NEWS AT 6 BUTFOR NOW REPORTING FROM AN OPENAT LEAST PARTIALLY OPENHUNTINGTON BEACH, I'M CHIPYOST KTLA 5 NEWS CHIP YOST
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