Some Orange County beaches, piers, parking lots close to slow coronavirus spread

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After seeing several beaches overrun by visitors over the weekend, Laguna Beach is closing its city beaches, while Huntington Beach shut down its pier and the state is blocking access to its parking lots in response to growing concerns not enough social distancing was occurring to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The Laguna Beach City ...
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Laguna Beach closing city beaches to further social distancing as response to coronavirus

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By comparison, other coastal cities such as Newport Beach and Huntington Beach have estimated populations of 86,000 and 201,000, respectively. On Sunday, Huntington Beach emphasized in a statement that Newsom’s stay-at-home order did not close public beaches or parks. “The city believes it is important for Huntington Beach to keep our ...
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152 Coronavirus Patients In Orange County, Beaches Close

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All have been asked to stay in their home communities, continue to socially distance, but order take-out Tuesday to support local business. ORANGE COUNTY, CA — It is week three of the mandated shut down in California.
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Photos of packed beaches, bikeways, and hiking trails show how people are ignoring coronavirus social distancing mandates around the world

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The second part of HBO's adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet is an essential look at women's lives in a changing society
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SC Attorney General says religious, political gatherings are legal

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A day after S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster publicly discouraged public gatherings of 3 or more people, State Attorney General Alan Wilson’s office on Tuesday weighed in to offer its o
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Virtual Travel Photography in the Age of Pandemic

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Using live feed webcams, Noah Kalina is “travelling” around the world photographing places. From top to bottom, Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, Times Square in NYC, Huntington Beach, CA, and Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Here’s St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City from just a few minutes ago — it’s completely deserted.
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Playa del Rey woman’s recovery offers hope for coronavirus victims

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Normally, the 405 Freeway would have been packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic late on a Friday afternoon, but there nothing but miles and miles of empty asphalt in front of Stacey Cochrane as she made the brisk 45-minute trip earlier this month from her Playa del Rey home to Huntington Beach. She had already notified concierge physician Dr ...
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Some beaches stay open, others shut down – why coastal closures are varying during coronavirus response

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In Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, you won’t be able to stroll the piers – but catching waves or jogging on the sand is still allowed, for now. Newport Beach will join that list on Wednesday when it plans to shut down the pier and beachfront parking lots. Belmont Pier, in Long Beach, and the Redondo Beach ...
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