SIX-THIRTY.
A QUICK UPDATE CAL
FIRE JUST ANNOUNCED
BOTH THE CARMEL AND
RIVER FIRES ARE NOW
100-PERCENT
CONTAINED.
MEANTIME FOR THE
FIRST TIME... BOTH
MONTEREY AND SANTA
CRUZ COUNTIES HAVE
CLOSED EVERY CITY,
COUNTY AND STATE
BEACH ALL IN AN EFFO
CLOSED EVERY CITY,
COUNTY AND STATE
BEACH ALL IN AN EFFORT
TO REDUCE CROWDS FOR
LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
BEACH ALL IN AN EFFORT
TO REDUCE CROWDS FOR
LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
POLICE THE SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AND CHP ARE
GOING TO BE OUT
ENFORCING BEACH
CLOSURES... AND
CLOSURES OF BEACH
PARKING LOTS.
IN MONTEREY THE
CLOSURES WENT INTO
EFFECT TODAY AND LAST
THROUGH MONDAY.
DURING THE LAST
HEAT WAVE MANY
COMPLAINED THERE WAS
NOT ENOUGH
ENFORCEMENT OF THE
BEACH CLOSURES.
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
SAY HAVING A REGIONAL
CLOSURE THAT INCLUDES
A STATE PARK CLOSURE
WILL BE EASIER TO
ENFORCE.
 
 
 
 
SANTA CRUZ CITY,
THE COUNTY AND
CAPITOLA ARE JOINING
THE REGIONAL EFFORT
TO KEEP TOURISTS FROM
FLOODING THE BEACHES
THIS WEEKEND.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
WILL BE OUT REMINDING
PEOPLE TO FOLLOW
PUBLIC SAFETY
GUIDELINES AND CITING
THOSE WHO DON'T.
THE COUNTY IS ALSO
ASKING LOCAL MOTELS
AND HOTELS TO GIVE
VACCANT ROOMS TO CZU
LIGHTNING FIRE VICTIMS
FIRST, RATHER THAN
TOURISTS. ##
THE MONTEREY
COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE WILL HAVE
STEPPED UP PATROLS IN
BIG SUR THIS WEEKEND
ON THE LOOK OUT FOR
ILLEGAL CAMPERS.
THERE IS ALREADY
LIMITED ACCESS IN THE
AREA WITH THE
HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURE
BETWEEN PARTINGTON
RIDGE ROAD AND RAGGED
POINT.
HOWEVER, LAW
ENFORCEMENT WILL
STILL BE ON THE LOOK
OUT FOR ANYONE
TRYING TO CAMP OR
HAVE CAMPFIRES
ILLEGALLY. #
