Some local swimmers are coming together to raise money to keep San Francisco's China Beach open. The gate to access the beach was locked because of the ongoing government shutdown, making access difficult.

"It's beautiful, look, the sun is setting, it's a pretty amazing spot," said David Yacubian.

Yacubian lives in San Francisco and uses this beach almost every day. He's also the organizer of an online fundraiser that produced the funds to reopen the beach starting on Nov. 5.

Yacubian recalls one day in early October when he came by China Beach to find the gate closed.

"It was locked," said Yacubian. "I think when the shutdown first happened, it was a beautiful day and people were climbing the fence, going around the fence there, I think there are hundreds of people out there, and they

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