As Hurricane Hilary approaches, officials announce evacuations in some high-risk areas: Catalina and San Bernardino Mountain communities.
By the time the weakened Hurricane Hilary hits SoCal, it will likely cover the entire region, from the Ocean in Los Angeles County to the Colorado River, forecasters say.Several area baseball games scheduled for Sunday have been moved to become split doubleheaders on Saturday, according to a Major League Baseball news release. Tickets for Sunday’s games will now be good for Saturday’s early afternoon games.
A variety of other cultural and entertainment events, including the CicLAvia bike ride in Hollywood, were cancelled.Los Angeles County’s parks department announced the temporary closure Sunday and Monday of all parks and other facilities, and the cancellation of all programs and classes, “out of an abundance of caution.”
The closures will affect all 181 parks managed by the county, as well as 40 neighborhood parks, 11 nature centers, 43 swimming pools and more than 200 miles of trails used for hiking, biking and horseback riding, officials with the Los Angeles County Parks system said in a statement. “While parks are not fenced in, visitors are encouraged to stay home,” officials said. Picnic shelters, playgrounds, restrooms, swim beaches and four botanical gardens — the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, the South Coast Botanic Garden, Descanso Gardens, and Virginia Robinson Gardens — will also be closed, the county said.
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