Manhattan Beach closes beach parking lots; L.A. County and all three Beach Cities mull closing beaches, bike paths, the Strand, and the Esplanade
People congregated on the bike path near the Hermosa Beach pier last weekend, something city and county officials do not want to see happen again as they try to stop the spread of COVID-19. Photo by JP Cordero The City of Manhattan Beach today announced that all beach parking lots have been closed due to COVID-19 concerns. Officials from Los Angeles County, meanwhile, are considering closing beaches and bike paths countywide before warmer weather arrives this weekend. Supervisor Janice Hahn participated in a conference call with local mayors yesterday who all supported working in concert to discourage the kind of congregating that occurred last weekend when thousands ignored the state and County’s “stay at home” orders and flocked to beaches, the Strand, and the Redondo Beach Esplanade. “What happened last weekend was very concerning,” Hahn said. “Crowds of people gathered on the beaches and especially the walkways. It was terrible. It was really against everything the Governor and the County has been saying. It was my feeling at first we could figure out how to remind people to go home instead of continuing to go [to the beaches]; now there’s a feeling that the only way to really…
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