Can Southern Californians have good things? We might find out this weekend when officials impose new rules to meant to control rampant crowds going to see this year’s epic “super bloom” of wildflowers in Lake Elsinore.
Can Southern Californians have good things?
Mayor Steve Manos said he hopes the fare increase, combined with the expected spending by visitors to the city will allow Lake Elsinore to break even on its expenses managing the weekend influx. “If you live here, you know a lot of the side roads,” said Nicole Dailey, assistant to the city manager. “Take any and every side road.”“This weekend has been unbearable,” a Facebook post noting the closure said.in anticipation of lighter weekday crowds, Manos said. But Tuesday afternoon, as city officials worked to come up with a better plan, access was closed again “due to severe congestion,” the city said in a Facebook post.
There were also reports of injuries, heat exhaustion and snakebites. One traffic control officer was hit by a car, suffering a minor injury. The driver fled.
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