{"id":2910,"date":"2020-04-22T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2020-04-22T17:22:05","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T00:22:05","slug":"coronado-mayor-richard-bailey-and-county-supervisor-kristin-gaspar-pushing-for-lenience-on-recreational-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2910","title":{"rendered":"Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey and County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar Pushing for Lenience on Recreational Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Diegans have been working hard to social distance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. From wearing masks to keeping six feet apart, our collective efforts to \u201cflatten the curve\u201d ought to be proof enough that we\u2019re being cautious and conscientious.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, local officials recently have cut off the public\u2019s ability to participate in basic recreational activities, regardless of whether or not social distancing protocol is being followed. A viral video that recently surfaced shows a lone surfer being cheered on by bystanders while he&#8217;s chased out of the La Jolla waves by law enforcement officers on speedboats.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lone surfer in La Jolla risked the $1000 ticket for some waves amid the coronavirus lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>All <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SanDiego?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SanDiego<\/a> County beaches, boardwalks, and bays remain closed.<\/p>\n<p>As the surfer ran away, dozens of onlookers were breaking social distancing rules while watching him in the water. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HFmOKdnAay\">pic.twitter.com\/HFmOKdnAay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; KUSI News (@KUSINews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KUSINews\/status\/1251210032672239618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This display demonstrates the feelings that many Californians share, and thankfully, some elected officials are hearing them loud and clear. Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kusi.com\/opinion-by-coronado-mayor-richard-bailey-can-we-agree-that-surfing-should-not-be-a-crime\/\">spoke<\/a> about the closures and their inconsistencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe set arbitrary policies that prohibit a family from going fishing in a boat, or write citations to a family watching the sunset from their car,\u201d said Bailey. \u201cMeanwhile, we\u2019re allowing dozens of people to congregate in a pot shop, but we\u2019re telling mom and pop shops that they cannot operate. These types of policy inconsistencies erode the public\u2019s trust, and we need the public\u2019s trust more than ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He\u2019s not the only one protesting the county\u2019s closures of recreational areas. Recently, County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar wrote to San Diego County\u00a0Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer, requesting reconsideration of the current restrictions on surfing, swimming, paddle boarding, and recreational boating.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Entering our 2nd month under stay at home order, I\u2019m concerned the risk of not allowing increased recreational outlets will cause undue harm on our health\/wellness. I asked our County to consider restoring local control over swimming, surfing, paddle&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pdFbuN7jsd\">https:\/\/t.co\/pdFbuN7jsd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/volKSXXPjp\">pic.twitter.com\/volKSXXPjp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristin Gaspar (@KristinDGaspar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristinDGaspar\/status\/1251359583550885889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bailey expressed that he was working with other mayors in an attempt to open certain public areas as soon as possible, with protocols in place to make them safe. He recently reached out to the public on Facebook, asking San Diegans to participate in a petition regarding these closures, which will be sent to the Board of Supervisors. You can access Mayor Bailey\u2019s survey <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/opensandiegocounty\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Californians anxiously await the day that they can resume their normal lives. Until then, officials need to do all they can to provide the public with as many recreational freedoms as possible. We\u2019ve all been working hard to social distance, and should we maintain those guidelines, our beautiful beaches and waters should not be restricted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Diegans have been working hard to social distance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. From wearing masks to keeping six feet apart, our collective efforts to \u201cflatten the curve\u201d ought to be proof enough that we\u2019re being cautious and conscientious.\u00a0 Unfortunately, local officials recently have cut off the public\u2019s ability to participate in basic&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey and County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar Pushing for Lenience on Recreational Activities - San Diego News Desk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2910\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey and County Supervisor Kristin Gaspar Pushing for Lenience on Recreational Activities - San Diego News Desk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"San Diegans have been working hard to social distance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. 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