By Tom Tapp
28.04.2020 - 04:09 / hollywoodreporter.com
California Gov. Gavin Newsom saw the images that circulated widely over the weekend showing off massive crowds at Southern California beaches, and he slammed those in defiance as showing what "not to do" amid statewide stay-at-home orders.
"Those images are an example of what not to see," he said, kicking off his Monday press briefing in Sacramento, where he has been providing daily updates on the state's COVID-19 relief efforts. "The virus doesn't take the weekends off.
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By Dominic Patten
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By Ted Johnson
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By Bruce Haring
Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-at-home order, according to a memo sent Wednesday evening to police chiefs around the state.
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