Report: Newsom to Order California Beaches Closed

Gov. Gavin Newsom will issue an order Thursday to close all beaches and state parks, according to a memo sent to police chiefs across the state.

The Associated Press reported that Eric Nuñez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association, said the memo was sent Wednesday evening to give police chiefs time to prepare.

Newsom had been critical of the number of beachgoers who flocked to beaches in Orange and Ventura counties last weekend. According to reports, the new order will go into effect May 1. On Wednesday afternoon, Newsom tweeted that California is flattening the curve, but "we aren't out of the woods yet."

In recent days, cities throughout California have been loosening some stay-at-home restrictions. But some of these revised orders conflict with statewide rules.

The changes in local orders reflect the growing unrest among some residents and government officials over Newsom’s order and his plan for a slow and methodical reopening of the nation’s most populous state even as other states such as Florida move much more quickly.

Read the full story from The Associated Press here.