FILE - This April 9, 2020, file photo shows Palisades Park along Ocean Boulevard in Santa Monica, Calif., closed and fenced off as the city takes steps to limit public access to beaches and parks amid efforts to control the coronavirus pandemic. If Gov. Gavin Newsom's so-called roadmap to ease coronavirus restrictions hinted at a return to a normal Californians could appreciate - a summer trip in the car - it quickly became apparent they wouldn't be leaving home soon. The governor's sobering message foreshadows a summer without baseball games under the lights, large outdoor concerts, rides at amusement parks or trips to the beach. In short: a summer bummer. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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