With Spring Break right around the corner, students at Cal State Long Beach are not too happy about San Diego's latest alcohol ban at yet another San Diego beach, Torrey Pines State Park.
According to an article published by the Daily 49er titled "San Diego beach drinking ban breaking spring break," a group of local do-gooders have been pushing for ALL San Diego state beaches to ban drinking after a group of college-age beach-goers threw beer cans at police during a riot last Labor Day at Pacific Beach.
I had the opportunity to speak with two students from CSULB who decided to change their Spring Break plans after hearing about this new law.
"My friends and I planned to spend the week in San Diego, but after hearing this, we're going a couple more miles south to Mexico instead," said journalism major Carly Youngren, 21. "It's not worth the risk."
"Areas such as Torrey Pines and Pacific Beach with such a high college student population are slowly going to die off if this stays in effect," said business major Andrew Herzfeld, 21.
While it seems more students are unhappy about this new law than others, San Diego assures us that it is for the safety of its residents. With college drinking at one of its highest points during Spring Break, the health of students and others will benefit from this new law.
Below is a video, courtesy of YouTube.com, explaining the decision for the alcohol ban on San Diego Beaches.
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