Two beach cities in Southern California voted to file an injunction against the governor’s order to temporarily close all beaches in Orange County.
Two beach cities in Southern California voted to file an injunction against the governor’s order to temporarily close all beaches in Orange County.
The cities of Huntington Beach and Dana Point both held emergency City Council meetings Thursday after Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered county beaches closed starting Friday.
The Huntington Beach City Council voted 5-2 in favor of directing the City Attorney to pursue any and all legal actions to challenge the beach closure, a news release from the city says.
« Given that Orange County has among the lowest per-capita COVID-19 death rates in California, the action by the State prioritizes politics over data, in direct contradiction of the Governor’s stated goal to allow science and facts to guide our response to this horrible global pandemic, » the mayor said in a statement.
