California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all beaches and state parks in Orange County to temporarily close on Thursday after images began circulating that showed crowds gathering at the coastline.
"After the well-publicized media coverage of overcrowded beaches this past weekend, in violation of Governor Newsom's Shelter in Place Order, the Governor will be announcing [Thursday] thatbeaches and all state parks in California will be closed, effective Friday, May 1st," the memo read.
"We're gonna do a hard close in that part of the state, just in the Orange County area. We're working with the county," the governor announced Thursday. Beaches have stayed open in some other areas of the state, like Ventura and Santa Cruz counties. Crowds flocked to those areas as well, and local officials met in recent days to discuss ways to limit gatherings.
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