More beach closures, including Orange County-run beaches, announced as July 4th weekend approaches

County-operated beaches and beach parking lots will be closed on Saturday, July 4, and Sunday, July 5, adding to the stretches of coast that will be shut down for the holiday weekend.
The announcement on Thursday, July 2, followed several other Southern California beach communities planning closures in various forms for this weekend.
Newport Beach, which voted to close on the Fourth of July after finding out two of its lifeguards tested positive for coronavirus and 23 others needed to be quarant