News — Beaches

beaches — but official opening has yet to be announced Surfers got their boards and bodies wet. Strollers got sand between their toes. The smell of salty sea air was blocked only by the required face masks. Whether Los Angeles County beaches were actually open was a murky subject — but if they were not, some beachgoers didn’t get the memo. The county’s public health director is expected to announce the beach openings sometime Wednesday, May 13, according to an LA County supervisor’s spokesperson. But it’s not clear if the order will go into effect immediately; under current health orders,...