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Orange County Sheriff Tells Newsom To Pound Sand, Wont Enforce Closure Of Beaches

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Citing images of beachgoers crowding the sand at Newport Beach last weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that he would close the beaches in Orange County.

“We’re guided by health,” the governor said while calling the closing a “temporary pause” and emphasizing the need to “meet the conditions as they change.”

Those words were not well-received by Orange County officials, including Sheriff Don Barnes.

“The photographs I saw, quite honestly, were a stark contrast to what the governor’s acting on,” Barnes said, adding that he is “not taking enforcement action on this order.”

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2 comments

  1. Totally agree with Sheriff Barnes. Thank you for taking control of your jurisdiction. Be safe and tell the beach goers to use common sense.

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