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    COVID Christmas: Where to find safe holiday joy

    Getting together for cocoa and Christmas caroling isn’t safe during this pandemic. But people can still hop in their cars to see drive-thru light displays. Irwindale Speedway and Dodger Stadium offer big professional light installations.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Dec 10, 2020 • 25m Listen

    Getting together for cocoa and Christmas caroling isn’t safe during this pandemic. But people can still hop in their cars to see drive-thru light displays. Irwindale Speedway and Dodger Stadium offer big professional light installations. Small communities around Southern California are also going all out.

    Plus, what’s this time of year without “The Nutcracker?” The Los Angeles Ballet is hosting an interactive digital tea party, where people can meet Clara and hum along to the “March of the Toy Soldiers.”

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    1. 0:00

      How to safely enjoy COVID Christmas, from a NASCAR track to a tea party

      Irwindale Speedway and Dodger Stadium offer big professional light installations. Small communities around Southern California are also going all out. Plus, what’s this time of year without “The Nutcracker?”

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      10 min
    2. 10:26

      Radio Indigena broadcasts COVID info to indigenous communities who don’t speak English or Spanish

      When it comes to messaging around coronavirus, there have been different versions from the city, county, state, and U.S. Department of Health. The guidelines can be mixed and in different languages.

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      8 min
    3. 18:33

      Restaurateurs push back against outdoor dining shutdowns. Even local governments are upset with new rules

      A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week sided with restaurants, saying the county should have to provide solid proof that outdoor dining is a major contributor to rising COVID cases.

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      7 min
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      Angel Carreras

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      How to safely enjoy COVID Christmas, from a NASCAR track to a tea party

    2. 10:268 min

      Radio Indigena broadcasts COVID info to indigenous communities who don’t speak English or Spanish

    3. 18:337 min

      Restaurateurs push back against outdoor dining shutdowns. Even local governments are upset with new rules

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