The Strand to reopen in Hermosa Beach
The Strand in Hermosa Beach has been closed for two months, but will reopen Saturday. Photo by JP Cordero Hermosa Beach will reopen The Strand at 6 a.m. Saturday morning, on the beginning of Memorial Day weekend, lifting a two-month closure put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In a special Thursday night meeting, the City Council voted 4-1 to reopen to reopen the beachside path, a decision that followed pleading from residents and local business owners, as well as concern that crowds of pedestrians and cyclists denied The Strand would be at greater risk from cars. Mayor pro tem Justin Massey was the lone exception, worrying that it could lead to a spike in cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, a concern shared by those who supported the decision to reopen The Strand. “We’re going to have unimaginable crowds. Last weekend there were, and in some ways rightfully so. It was a beautiful weekend, and people were taking their families down to the beach but you know, as the days went on, the crowds built, and it’s as if people forgot what were going through right now. And I am really, really, really nervous about that this weekend,” said Councilmember…
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