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An organized demonstration group collected in northern San Diego County on Sunday afternoon to show versus what they call the city government’s overreach in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The protest, held in Encinitas, about 25 miles north of San Diego, came less than a week after the City Council closed the Coastal Rail Path and the pedestrian portion of South Hwy 101 to “ensure compliance with the order for social distancing.”
City authorities said, “Comprehending that recreating is essential for mental as well as physical health, the city motivates Encinitas homeowners to run and walk within their areas but do so safely within the paraments of the present orders.”
Crista Anne Curtis, who arranged Sunday’s protest, informed Fox News the relocation was aggravating due to the fact that the area did not have sidewalks and the trail was the only method to navigate. She likewise stated that the trail had gotten busier considering that Encinitas closed its beaches, but the city has not experienced an increase in coronavirus cases.
” There were no new cases, Encinitas has actually just had 34 cases,” she stated. “It’s clear what we have actually been doing has been working, therefore I didn’t understand why we required to do much more.”
On Thursday, Curtis developed the Facebook page, “Free Encinitas,” with the event “( You got ta) DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS! …( To Surf, Stroll, and Ride)!!”
A group of people met at Swami’s Browse Beach in Encinitas around 10 a.m. The protesters then headed south, making a stop outside Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear’s house.
Curtis stated many people were heckling the protesters, while some displayed counter-demonstration signs in their windows. Among them read: “Beaches are non-essential.”
Curtis said her action was, “Flexibility is vital. It’s not about the reality that it’s a beach or a trail. It’s the truth that they’re closing these things needlessly.”
Demonstrators in Encinitas opposing versus the city’s closure of public spaces..
Curtis highlighted that the protestors were not against common-sense security steps, but “there’s a limitation to which these things are essential, and it’s the point that government exceeds its control of the residents and makes choices without any rhyme or reason,” she said.
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Another group of protesters had gathered in downtown San Diego on Saturday to object against California’s stay-at-home order.
” We require to get back to work,” one protester said.
