After Californians flocked to beaches to beat the heat last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted by ordering a shutdown of the Orange County shore. In response, thousands of citizens gathered in Huntington Beach to protest the closures. Sure enough, on Monday, the liberal governor was forced to relent, agreeing to reopen two Orange County beaches.
The episode in California was a microcosm of what is beginning to happen nationwide, as the public resists extreme lockdown measures.
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