“We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH," says man with badge.
On Monday, The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health ordered LA County beaches closed for the July 4 holiday weekend after a spike in COVID-19 cases.
County officials promised thousand-dollar fines for anyone who hit the beach or hovered near “piers, public beach parking lots, beach bike paths that traverse that sanded portion of the beach, and beach access points.”
“The Fourth of July holiday weekend typically means large crowds and gatherings to celebrate, a recipe for increased transmission of COVID-19,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “We all need to take this virus more seriously and residents and business owners must do their part.”
Question is, who’s gonna be writing the tickets?
LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told FoxLA (Yeah, I know, Fox) he and his deputies ain’t gonna arrest or fine anyone.
“We were not consulted on the beach closure, and will only assist our beach cities in closing parking lots and traffic enforcement on PCH. In regards to enforcing the beach closure, we will not be enforcing it because we are ‘Care First, Jail Last.'”
Care First, Jail Last is an LA County initiative that seeks to provide care and treatment instead of jail, where possible.
Note: If you’re kicking around Malibu, you’re outta luck.
“The Malibu/Lost Hills Station Beach Team will be patrolling the beaches throughout the weekend and late into the evening. This new order makes it illegal to trespass at these locations and is punishable by law to include, but not limited to, a $1000 fine.”
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They should also close grocery stores where those same people could potentially go into crowd and transmit covid-19 in there. What’s the difference? And how about this – you must wear a mask in public unless you have a drink in your hands 😂. Isn’t it moronic? You have to wait in line to a restaurant in a mask, but then when you eat, you don’t. Coronavirus goes: “okay guys, our host is going to eat, everyone dismissed, back in 30 minutes!” 😂😂😂
Covid19 acts the same way as Chicken Pox, highly contagious, mostly harmless to over 99% of the population. Best way to deal with it is developed herd immunity. Common sense, not politically correct hysteria.
If only our forefathers were waterman, maybe they would have protected surfing under the constitution like they did protesting.
LOL. Other than like staffing, or whatever, why the fuck do the cops need to be consulted on matters of public health. The arrogance of these baton twirlers is simply astonishing.
and I am guessing you still kill it, at least in your own way, while instead the Waikiki Waddle is now seen throughout the world and not for free … I got some INSANE rides back in the day on the old mat, not quite as good as Georgie but I tried … https://youtu.be/wsDhEhWhkJQ
This is what it took but we finally got our PRIVATE MALIBU back … next outbreak we re-take Topanga! MAGA … private surf for US, none for Ho-Daddies … NONE, all for us, yay! Local Rule, doncha know …Thanks Sharriff …
A mirrored existence
I credit Sheriff Villanueva for also promising to increase CCW Permit issuances by 400%. With LA City Council’s new “holistic” approach to policing, the poor bastards in LA can use all the self-help they can get.
That blue team can’t catch a break,
Go away cops!!
Oh wait, can you help us get some money before you go?
Get lost ya racist creeps.
Dammit, can we organize another BLM thingy?
They’ve all got coughs.
Shit!!
Can we get some Anderson Cooper lube on this
help, CNN!!
And looks like the CHOP “Summer of Love” turned into “Slaughter Season”. A second shooting death Monday morning with CHOP “Security” emptying their AR-15 mag into a 16 yr. old killing him, and a 14 yr. old in critical condition, when they drove their SUV into a perimeter barrier.
See Anderson spotted a MAGA hat on the back seat.
Young Trump supporters try to mow down peaceful protest!!
They were young black Trump supporters no less?
Coconuts ? Like your hero’s Diamond n Silk
It’s always slaughter season in the USA , proudly brought to you by that incredible organisation the NRA……
congratulations on reaching record Covid-19 infection rates this week and after a week of below 10000 deaths a week…..your back on target for 10K+ , you are winning the Gold medal for stupidity….but Brazil/ UK/Russia are all still in the race for gold!
India and Indonesia don’t even know they’re in the race with a real chance to head them all off … what a mess.
Victoria coming up in the rear.
Get off the panic porn Maurice.
Get off on PornHub like a normal adult ya big weirdo.
OK Herr Otto , when you can’t answer , personally attack the messenger , Duh!
can you try reading the following on why the USA is broken and won;t be able to deal with the pandemic…more importantly go and educate yourself by reading the graphs , and see if you can get back to me with a conclusion , that shows MAGA is real or is it the opposite?
https://www.theage.com.au/w…
First off, you never presented a question for me to answer. You only offered a “congratulations”.
The spike in cases corresponds to the protests, which have been going on since end of May. There’s no way to know if States re-opening vs. protests had bigger effect, but I believe it’s safe to assume that WAY MORE people were not practicing social distancing while protesting than crowds gathered in re-opening.
The scientists said the lockdown was to flatten the curve and allow hospitals to be prepared and not overwhelmed. The curve was flattened. Hospitals are not overwhelmed even now. They never got overwhelmed in fact. Positive test increases is because more younger people got tested, AFTER PROTESTING.
The piece you cite is an “Opinion Piece” about charts.
I’m don’t accept the author’s opinions.
Cmon! ole whites in south who love trump aren’t wearing masks, period. But feel free to blame antifa.
Do they wait for a fone call from Donald to tell them to take a shit?
This is true. I live here. Bunch of grumpy old white men.
Check this old grumpy white dude in Florida. I’m comin’ in ya cunts!! he really really didn’t want to wear a mask. The patience of the security guard is astounding.
https://www.youtube.com/wat…
Who could side with Anti Fascism?
Fascism is the cool new way!
When I post a comment, any comment, you, Dung beetle, Hippy and Maurice Cole always be like….
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In your dreams , Otto , I am just really interested in the way you see things in your country, which always seems to be a Fox news / Breibart leanings…just not sure of your fact basis…as you seem to blame everybody else for the mess you are in right now….
Oh Its Chinas Fault, oh it’s a democratic hoax, oh its fake news , oh it’s Antifa , no it’s the protestors , oh no it’s BLM they are a hate group….etc….but the good news is you believe the Covid-19, it will just go away eventually..LOL
Wait I thought the virus was a liberal conspiracy to take down Trump?
So it is real now?
Can’t you people get your lies straight?
Is your name Maurice Cole? Stop doing a reach around, stuffing your arm up Maurice’s ass like a ventriloquist, and attempting to speak for a man that can speak for himself.
Corresponds to Memorial Day weekend here.
I don’t think it’s safe to assume that. There’s a lot more bars, restaurants, etc. than there are protests, hard to add everything up and conclusively say which involved more unsafe behavior and/or risk factors than another.
just look at the charts, not the opinion piece , it shows there has been no flattening of the curve and now it’s going thru the roof….can you show me your data on the protests being the fault of the reinfections ??
I am a bit concerned for the poor intern they send in to disturb dons victory party with his mate bolsonaro…
“Ahhh…this is actually like golf guys, the lower the number the better”
USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!
# 1 in EVERyTHING!!!!!!
We’re OK, Trump said its a democratic hoax. I think those dead people are just crisis actors.
I’m gonna put a dozen or so bunk beds in the spare room at my place and provide accomodation for American refugees. It looks like you’re on the brink of collapse to be honest. $30 bucks a night each for a bunk bed sounds expensive now but you wait til the boats start arriving en masse. I might yell at you from to time for stinking out the joint cooking noodles with a lighter in a plastic bedpan full of piss but on the whole I’m a humanitarian and I expect the Australian Government to support me and provide tax incentives for my altruistic deeds. Hopefully they will erect a statue of me for the people to behead and destroy when my own country eventually collapses in about 35 years time. Cheers. Please send your applications to [email protected]
Don’t be too confused when you find the pantry shelves remain well stocked with that shit veggie spread you Aussies get all crack heady about. Americans will never succumb to such vice. Not when so many home remembrance vices dot your shorelines.
Don’t listen to the loud, scared, and white. US is just fine, if you have a job and are caucasian.
That’s very disrespectful to so many millions of non whites.
Stop bringing them down
Did you know 100,000000 don’t give a shit who the president is?
if you teach me how to love vegemite, I’ll make you biscuits and gravy Wiggs,
Big bad sheriff will cave and everyone will have to go to Huntington Beach where welcome arms and plenty of parking await. Just use the neighborhoods to park in if you arrive late and wave “Hello” to the friendly residents. Surf City, Here we come!!!!