Thousands of Californians flocked to beaches over the weekend, defying stay-at-home guidelines to surf, splash around and work on their tans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The beach rush arrived with California’s first summer-like heat wave of the season, as temperatures soared around San Diego and Sacramento on Saturday.
An estimated 40,000 people showed up at Newport Beach in Orange County on Saturday, and thousands were also spotted at Huntington Beach despite public health recommendations to avoid such non-essential activity, the Associated Press reports.
Many also turned up at beaches in Ventura County. Photos and videos show large groups playing beach volleyball, holding picnics, tossing beanbags and generally ignoring state orders to