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First, Channel 9 on the CBS LA website:
LA County OKs $1,000 Fine For Throwing Football, Frisbee On Beaches
Now the Los Angeles Times headline and story:
Ball playing, Frisbee tossing now allowed on L.A. County beaches
Take your pick. The gist of both stories seems to be that the Board of Supervisors clarified 37 pages of rules covering the beaches, and raised the fine to $1,000 for throwing a Frisbee or a football when the beach is crowded in summer. But a beach ball is OK — and none of the throwing restrictions apply between Labor Day and Memorial Day. [* Clarifying: The Times story did not say the $1,000 fines were for throwing Frisbees or footballs or anything else. Those are for other, more serious offenses — like beach nudity. See update.]