TOMORROW AT 5 IN THE
MORNING..
BUT IT'S NOT JUST THE
PANDEMIC GOVERNMETN
LEADERS ARE WORRIED
ABOUT..
THEY ALSO WANT A LESS
CROWDED COUNTY AS
MANY FIRE VICTIMS ARE
STILL NAVIGATING
POST-DISASTER.
THE HEAT IS ON ITS WAY
TO THE CENTRAL
COAST..
AND GOVERNMENT
LEADERS FEAR TOURISTS
MAY COME WITH IT..
02:21 "THE SIMPLE
MESSAGE IS ENJOY THE
WEEKEND, BUT DO IT AT
HOME."
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IS
CLOSING SAND ACCESS
OFF TO ITS BEACH..
WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS
IN THE EVENING HOURS..
02:08 "WE'LL HAVE A FULL-
TEAM OF OFFICERS ON THE
BEACH PREPARED TO DO
ENFORCEMENT AND PEOPLE
SHOULD KNOW THAT IF
THEY'RE GOING TO COME
OVER HERE." VIOLATORS
COULD BE HIT WITH A
CITATION OF 1-
THOUSAND DOLLARS..
BUT THE ENFORCEMENT
BEGAN WELL BEFORE
THIS WEEKEND..
WHEN SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY USED FACEBOOK
ADS TO WARN THOSE
LIVING IN NEIGHBORING
COUNTIES..
"WE PURCHASED SEVERAL
THOUSAND DOLLARS BOTH IN
THE CENTRAL VALLEY, FRESNO
COUNTY REALLY ALL THE WAY
UP TO SACRMENTO AND THE
BAY AREA" THE CITY AND
COUNTY ARE HOPING TO
AVOID SCENES LIKE THIS
ONE..
WHEN THE LAST HEAT
WAVE BROUGHT
THOUSANDS TO THE
BEACHES..
WHILE MANY ON SOCIAL
MEDIA ARE ON BOARD
WITH THE CLOSURES...
SOME LOCAL BUSINESS
OWNERS SAY THE
ANNOUNCMENT WAS
ANOTHER BLOW..
IN AN ALREADY DIFFICULT
YEAR.
05:50 "IT WAS A LITTLE
DISSAPOINTING." STEVE
MENDOZA OWNS THE
PIZZERIA AND ICE CREAM
SHOP IN FRONT OF MAIN
BEACH..
AND HIS TOURIST
DEPENDENT BUSINESS IS
DOWN 50 PERCENT THIS
YEAR..
HE SAID IT'S BEEN A
STRUGGLE TO KEEP HIS
DOORS OPEN..
06:08 "WE WERE HOPING TO
GET ONE GOOD LAST SUMMER
WEEKEND TO MAKE SOME
PROFIT, TO MAKE SMOE
MONEY, TO GET US TRHOUGH
THE SEASON." 07:54 "WE'RE
KEEPING OUR FINGER
CROSSED AND HOPING THAT
WE CAN SURVIVE UP UNTIL
THE NEW YEAR."
IN ADDITION TO THE
CLOSURES..
THE COUNTY IS ALSO
ASKING LOCAL MOTELS
AND HOTELS TO GIVE UP
ROOMS TO CZU
LIGHTNING FIRE VICTIMS
FIRST,
RATHER THAN
TOURISTS.
