After seeing residents flock to hiking trails, bike paths and beaches in Venice, Santa Monica and Malibu last weekend, L.A. County officials announced today an unprecedented closure order to block the public from congregating in those areas in order to curb the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus.
The order, which will be enforced and is effective immediately, applies to public trails and trailheads, beaches, piers, beach bike paths and beach access points in L.A.
County through April 19. It marks yet another drastic measure amid the pandemic, which has already resulted in the shuttering of nearly all public facilities including sports venues, movie theaters, gyms and other nonessential businesses.