UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE BECAUSE
THEY DON'T KNOW IF THEY NEED IT
FOR THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS.
IF YOU WANT TO COOL OFF AT
THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND, MANY
AREAS WILL BE OPEN, INCLUDING
SAN FRANCISCO, MARIN, SONOMA,
AND MOST OF SAN MATEO COUNTY.
HOWEVER A DIFFERENT COUNTY IN
PACIFICA.
BETTY YU REPORTS BUSINESS
OWNERS ARE BANKING THE
CUSTOMERS WILL STILL COME EVEN
THOUGH THE BEACHES WILL BE SHUT
DOWN.
AND TONIGHT BUSINESSES,
SUCH AS PACIFICA BREWERY HAD A
GREAT TURNOUT FOR MOSTLY
LOCALS.
THE OWNER HOPES SALES WILL
REMAIN STRONG THROUGH LABOR DAY
WEEKEND AS PARTS OF THE COUNTY
WILL CLOSE THE COASTLINE TO
VISITORS.
VIRTUALLY EVERY TABLE IN THE
BEER GARDEN AT PACIFICA BREWERY
WAS FULL THIS EVENING.
BUT COME TOMORROW WHEN THE CITY
CLOSES ITS BEACHES AND PARKING
LOTS FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND, THE
OWNER HOPES CUSTOMERS WILL
STILL COME.
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO
GET AWAY FROM THE SMOKE, TRYING
TO GET AWAY FROM THEIR AREAS.
IT IS NOT VERY WELCOMING FOR
THEM TO CONSTANTLY SAY THIS IS
THE THIRD TIME.
WE'RE CLOSING OUR BEACH.
Reporter: NEARBY HALF MOON
BAY IS KEEPING THEIR BEACHES
OPEN FOR THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
DECIDING THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE
MANPOWER TO ENFORCE THE
CLOSURES.
IN THE PAST PEOPLE IGNORED
THEM, STROLLED ONTO THE BEACHES
ANY WAY.
AND SO WE ARE KIND OF JUST
SITTING HERE SAYING WHAT HALF
MOON BAY IS THINKING ON THE
BUSINESS SIDE OF IT IS NOT GOOD
FOR OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO CLOSE THE
BEACH.
I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHY
THEY DON'T THINK THE SAME WAY.
Reporter: WE MET SOME LOCALS
WHO WOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
STATE BEACH AHEAD OF THE SHUT
DOWN.
SINCE I HAD SCHOOL TODAY AND
I FINISHED ALL MY HOMEWORK
EARLY, WE JUST WANTED TO GO DO
SOMETHING BEFORE IT CLOSED.
I UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE YOU
CAN'T GUARANTEE PEOPLE ARE
GOING TO BE SAFE AND SAFE
DISTANCED.
ALTHOUGH BECAUSE HALF MOON BAY
IS OPEN AND PACIFICA IS NOT,
THIS WILL STILL BE TREMENDOUS
TRAFFIC.
Reporter: THIS EVENING
TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE, AND
PLENTY OF SPACE ON THE SAND.
WE NEED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE
AND KEEP EVERYONE SAFE.
SO I THINK IT IS WISE BECAUSE
PEOPLE, THEY TEND TO FLOCK TO
THE COAST ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE
IS A HEATWAVE.
Reporter: THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT SAN MATEO SUPERVISOR IS
URGING PEOPLE NOT TO DO.
WHEN THEY FLOUT THESE RULES,
IT KEEPS US IN PURPLE TEARS.
IT CLOSES OUR ECONOMY.
Reporter: IN ADDITION TO
HALF MOON BAY, OTHER BEACHES IN
SAN MATEO COUNTY WILL BE OPEN
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
NEIGHBORING SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
