11:13 - the ban on beaches doesn't start until 12:01 am tonight, so there will be plenty of beach goers today. I get it, we don't want people lounging at the beach (on a weekend where it's gonna be in the 90s???) Luckily, we can walk to the beach from our house, though the 8 yo might complain about it being too long a walk. 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Actually the PANDEMIC is out of control, thousands are dying each day in the U.S, and local government is trying to stop the spread so more lives won't be lost. where supposed to have 20-25 sites open ALL the time for SB county residents, but the people at the top don't really give a @!#$%^about the very people who pay their salaries, and did away with them to out of towners who would pay up front for the sites allowing the county to charge and use the money for the reservations long before they camp(6 months).The unelected heads of this county should be fired and ashamed for blundering thru this covid mess and now closing the only places the public can cool off on a holiday where temps will soar in an area that most folks don't have a/c( I do,but thats me).When someone dies of heat stroke, I'm sure they will count it as a covid death. I'm sure they can come up with more, it's their job. The U.S. has very localized infection centers. Beach Parking Lots Closed for Labor Day Weekend, Creek and Watershed Management Plan Now Available for Public Review, Police Search for Man Who Shoved Trump Supporter, Pigeon Guillemot: SB Wildlife Care Network's Patient of the Week, Back-to-School Supplies Drive Raises $56,000 for Local Teachers. ago,not so for SB county residents. We get it.        Boston Helps. Still gonna do it. The CITY forces us to park in the skate park parking lot, but they close the lot so we can’t park or have to move or car every 90 minutes. Perhaps. But closing all the parking lots is idiotic. I will be using the beach this weekend. Get the latest news on COVID-19 delivered to you. Thanks County Health.        Testing locations Tourism right now generates significant public revenue for this city - people come, leave money and don't stay. The next time you are helped by a cashier make sure to tell them they are worthless because you couldn’t kayak this weekend. “Additionally, DCR’s agency-owned ice rinks, visitor centers, campgrounds, playgrounds, fitness areas, athletic fields, athletic courts, golf courses, and bathroom facilities will remain closed until Monday, May 4, 2020.”. They don't even have a second wave. Low humidities? Sounds like Santa Barbara better starts building a wall around its county. now looks like a stretch of the 210 hwy, complete with graffiti. The reason for what is effectively a parking ban at state beaches, Gov. Just compare Sweden to Norway or Denmark, and the US to anybody but other failed states. All rights reserved. 3 days or whatever? Then it might happen. You are kidding, right? I am just astonished that the Health Department is actually issuing this order...IMO the parking/partial beach closures is more detrimental to the population..last I heard, the Cov-ID 19 isn't something that spreads in outdoor enviroment. “Coastal parkways that provide access to state beaches will also be closed to both parking and dropping off passengers,” Baker’s office said in a statement. Roger gets to chime in but he only unshackled himself from You can still hit the beach but can't park right there, can't sit and stew out there all day. Why can't they enforce the rules? Beach parking lots will be closed throughout Santa Barbara County for Labor Day weekend to comply with the Health Officer's beach restrictions. One more law of unintended consequences when students took out loans instead of working to pay upfront for their college costs. It's going to be a miserably hot weekend and the water is cool and inviting, yet we can't even park nearby? Or maybe it’s just the easiest way, and they could have found a better solution. The government is out of control and this is not data driven. A lot of deaths occurred in nursery homes due to failures of local governments. Having a 15-person barbeque at the beach is not a good idea right now, Baker said. They're not closed to statuary activities like the beach. I totally agree that we can’t allow masses of people congregating, on the beach or elsewhere. I'm 100% for masks and distancing and avoiding groups, but it's the beach for craps sake. LETMEGO - Do it! We can't keep shutting down and cancelling every thing because they're too lazy to enforce the rules! I will be using the beach this weekend. 6 months and they still haven't figured out a way to allow us to live with this? It's so easy - close the main beaches to deter most tourists and then patrol the others, citing those who are violating the rules. I believe Santa Cruz is the only other municipality that has a beach closure this week-end, perhaps to deter the crowds that would roll in from the Bay Area. Yes, that is what we did in those days. If people are grouping up and being stupid, cite them! Doesn't that include…oh, I don't know…just about EVERYTHING at the beach, including simply walking? SIGHT-SEEING?? All beaches will be temporarily closed for Yeah, close the beaches (outdoor safe activities) but allow car rides with strangers...... genius. US and Sweden both had poor responses to the pandemic, and had much higher death totals as a result. Concern about tourists flocking in? I call BS..I haven't heard anything about LA beach closures. All locals should be at the beach enjoying what we pay for. “We’ve tried to respect people’s willingness to play by the rules, but in this particular case we got a lot of input from a lot of places that people were not treating any of the distancing rules at the beaches the way they should have been,” he said of the parking closures at beaches. If we have to do this again, please provide enforcement to prevent the crowds from forming but allow water sport access!!! Actually the signs on beach entrances posted by the County don't say anything about sightseeing, but they do ask people not to sit on the beach with their coolers and umbrellas. Items for sitting or lying on the beach are prohibited for use of possession on beaches, such as umbrellas, shade structures, tents, barbeque grills, sand or beach toys, coolers and beach chairs. We haven't been to the beach since. If you precede straight ahead you will find the South parking lot. Only allow locals in. It was crazy. Massachusetts Gov. It's all we have left! We should have a better solution by now. Ocean Beach parking (City and County of San Francisco owned lots) - check with San Francisco Recreation and Parks for status. Take an uber? I talked to one of the pages or assistants for Joan Hartmann's office and she said flat out the the upcoming weekend beach closures are due to worries over people from Los Angeles coming up. Closing the parking lots, having the Sheriff's office sending out officer's to ticket people on the beaches is just a step to far for me. TIREDMOM - the "officials" aren't doing their job. I talked to one of the pages or assistants for Joan Hartmann's office and she said flat out the the upcoming weekend beach closures are due to worries over people from Los Angeles coming up. How do you propose to make up lost TOT revenues? “State parks and associated parking areas remain open at this time; however, the public is asked to visit state parks and other open space properties that are located near their homes to ensure social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19,” the governor’s office said. Will this decrease the spread of covid? I called everyone of our City Council, County Supervisors and the Mayor's offices. , will be opened early and offer expanded access, Baker’s office said. How about we all write or call Public Health, county supervisors, city council and anyone else we can think of to tell them that local residents need to be allowed to park at the beach? It is the grouping and spreading that the County is trying to stop. Well,it was closed this am. Used to be the local tourism industry offered flexible hours for student workers who were attending UCSB or SBCC - back when students would and could "work their way through college", happy to get these low-skill jobs. We county res. Just close the down town beaches and enforce the rules at the others. Grocery stores across Massachusetts, including Market Basket, are implementing stricter social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus outbreak. A list of the parking restrictions at state beaches can be found here. People are still going to go to the beach, now they will be parking in residential areas. If you want to submit your deal, add this product to your cart and complete the checkout process. See the state's list of coastal beach parking areas that are closing: See the state's list of parks opening early or expanding their access: More than 120 people with the new coronavirus have died in Massachusetts among more than 7,700 cases. Sweden has less than 6000 deaths from this virus (the usual cohorts - old and sick people have died from it). They are in a power trip to see how much they can take from us before we really start to complain. Show your papers- if you live in SB county OK, you’re allowed in. Massachusetts Gov. "Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!". Fortunately, Ventura and LA County beaches will remain open.

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