State beaches and regional parks remain open in Monterey County

A NUMBER OF STATEBEACHES AND REGIONALPARKS REMAIN OPENDURING THE EASTERWEEKEND.FOR MORE WE GO TOACTION NEWS REPORTERALANI LETANG OUTSIDEGARLAND RANCHREGIONAL PARK...ONWHY OFFICALS HAVEN'TMADE THE CALL TOCLOSE, YET.

ALANI LETANG-STANDUPCLIP#2010 00:12:10 "HEREAT GARLAND RANCH ANDOTHER MONTEREYPENINSULA PARKS... THESUPERVISING RANGERTELLS US PEOPLE HAVEBEEN IN COMPLIANTWITH SAFETYPROTOCOLS., SO THEREISN'T A NEED TO CLOSEJUST YET.THESE PARKS AREMORE TRAIL FOCUSED...NOT REALLY A PLACEWHERE LARGE GROUPSCAN GATHER..### .JAMES RHEIM-PARKVISITOR ANNA RHEIM-PARK VISITOR CLIP#199400:01:36 I FEEL THAT IT ISABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE TOHAVE A NATURE PARK LIKETHIS OPEN, BUTT TO00:03:15 IT'S BIGENOUGH TO ACCOMADATE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITHOUTHAVING TO BE IN ANY TIGHTKNIT SITUATION.THOSE ARE THESITUATIONS THATFORCED MONTEREYCOUNTY SUPERVISORS TOTMPORARILY CLOSECOUNTY PARKS FOREASTER WEEKEND....NOTON THE LIST- BUREAU OFLAND MANAGEMENTPARKS AND TRAILS,STATE BEACHES, ANDMONTEREY PENINSULAREGIONAL PARKS.CAINE CAMARILLO-PHONER00:05:27 "WHERE WEDIFFER FROM THE COUNTY, ISWE DO NOT PROVIDE LARGEGROUP GATHERING SITES,BBQ AREAS..WHAT WEPROVIDE ARE TRIALS ANDAPRKING AREAS TO ACCESSTHOSE TRAILS,BUTT TO00:00:50 "WHAT WE ARESEEING IN OUR PARKS ISCOMPLIANCE ON BEHALF OFPUBLIC." JAMES RHEIM-PARK VISITOR ANNARHEIM-PARK VISITORCLIP#1994 00:02:00 "YESWHEN I CROSS SOMEBODYON THE BRIDGE THEY PULLAWAY FROM ME TO THEOTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE,"DON BALCH-PARK VISITORSMICHELE TRIMARCHE- PARKVISITORS CLIP#200000:07:30 "WE RAN INTO AWOMAN LAST WEEK WHOWAS AS SHE WASAPPRAOCAHING US SHE SAID'I JUST TREATED A COVIDPATIENT THIS MORNIGN SOKEEP YOUR DISTANCE.'

SOTHATS ALL WE NEEDED TOHEAR," THE REGIONALPARK SYSTEM INCLUDESGARLAND RANCH, PALOCORONA, FROG PONDWETLAND AND MARINADUNES.STATE PARKS ANDBEACHES REMAIN OPEN,WITH CAR ACCESSCLOSED OFF...THOSE INCLUDE PFIEFFERBIG SUR, GARRAPATAAND POINTLOBOS....WITH AREMINDER TO NOT ROADTRIP TO THESEDESTINATION SPOTS.JAMES RHEIM-PARKVISITOR ANNA RHEIM-PARK VISITOR CLIP#199400:01:26 THE MORE THEBETTER , KEEP IT OPEN SOPEOPLE CAN EXERCISE ANDFRESH AIR AND CAROLEFONTANA-PARK VISITORCLIP#1996 00:04:08 "ANDAS LONG AS THEY SOCIALDISTANCE AND STAY SIX FEETAPART, AND EVERYONESEEMS TO BE DOING THATHERE.

I THINK IT'S A GOODTHINK OTHERWISE WE GETDEPRESSED ANDLONESOME," SEVERALHIKERS SAYING ...WEHOPE WE DON'T GETTHERE, FOR EVERYONE'SSAKE DON BALCH-PARKVISITORS MICHELETRIMARCHE- PARKVISITORS CLIP#200000:08:03 ESPECIALLY APLACE FOR TAKING KIDS,NEED TO GET THE KIDS OUTTHE HOUSE WITH SOMEFRESH AIR IN A SAFEENVIRONMENT," ALANILETANG-STANDUPCLIP#2010 00:13:31 "THEPARKS ARE MONITOREDDAILY...THEREFORE A DECISIONTO CLOSE COULD COME IFPEOPLE ARE SEEN NOTCOMPLYING.REPORTING IN CARMELVALLEY...ALANI LETANG...KSBW ACTION NEWSEIGHT.

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