Beach goers defy health order on Monterey Peninsula

Law enforcement was present but focusing on educating and not issuing citations

WEATHER BROUGHT BIGGROUPS OUT TO THEBEACHES TODAY.LOCAL CITIES ON THEPENINSULA ARE BANNINGSITTING AND LOUNGINGON THE BEACHES BUT ITDIDN'T STOP PEOPLEFROM DOING JUST THAT.IN CARMEL, PACIFICGROVE AND MONTEREYPOLICE ARE PATROLLINGTHE BEACH BUT NOT OUT24/7.BEACH GOERS AREQUESTIONING THEEFFECTIVENESS OF THERULES...AND IF THEYSHOULD BE EASED TOALLOW SITTING WHILESTILL PROHIBITING BIGGROUPS FROMGATHERING.17:20 I THINK IT SHOULD BE IFPEOPLEWOULD DISTANCE THEMSELVES BUT ITHINK SOMETIMES THEY WON'T THEYWILL JUST COME IN AND START ANDLIKE...SOME GROUPS....15:22 I THINK IT IS OK IF ONEFAMILYIS TOGETHER AND THEN ANOTHERFAMILY BUT I AM NOT SEEING THATSEVERAL LARGEGROUPS COULD BE SEENON DEL MONTE BEACHTODAY AND POLICE WERENOT PUTTING A STOP TOIT.MONTEREY HAS ITSCOMMUNITY OFFICERSPATROLING ON ATVS BUTTHE FOCUS IS ONEDUCATION TO GAINCOMPLIANCE.

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