Millionaire SoCal enclave goes to war over sprawling ‘beach living rooms’

Source: New York Post

Visitors to some of Southern California’s most gorgeous beaches have been told leave their sprawling seaside setups at home. Officials in Orange County are cracking down on the type of shade coverings beachgoers can bring to tony Newport and Laguna beaches. “Shade structures, canopies and umbrellas must be no larger than 6’ x 6’ and may not be connected,” the city of Newport Beach said in a post on social media ahead of Fourth of July weekend.