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    Child care safety during the pandemic

    Child care facilities were deemed essential in the early days of the pandemic. Yet many of them closed as parents pulled children out when stay-at-home orders came.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Oct 6, 2020 • 27m Listen

    Child care facilities were deemed essential in the early days of the pandemic. Yet many of them closed as parents pulled children out when stay-at-home orders came. Over the summer, many early care programs began reopening with strict COVID-19 safety protocols. But parents have no clear guidance on when it’s appropriate to send their toddlers and babies to day care centers.

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    1. 0:00

      Is it safe for a baby or toddler to stay at day care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic?

      Parents have no clear guidance on when it’s appropriate to send their toddlers and babies to day care centers.

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      9 min
    2. 9:31

      SoCal home prices are breaking records while apartment rents are dropping during pandemic

      When the pandemic hit in March, and the economy started to tank, but the housing market so far hasn’t crashed. In August, the median home price in the region reached a record-breaking $600,000, which is up 12% compared to the same time last year.

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      9 min
    3. 18:40

      Long Beach’s new Gerald Desmond Bridge took a decade and more than $1 billion to build

      After 10 years of construction and nearly $1.5 billion, the replacement Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach opened to traffic.

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      9 min
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      Steve Chiotakis

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      Christian Bordal

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      Jenna Kagel

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:009 min

      Is it safe for a baby or toddler to stay at day care centers during the COVID-19 pandemic?

    2. 9:319 min

      SoCal home prices are breaking records while apartment rents are dropping during pandemic

    3. 18:409 min

      Long Beach’s new Gerald Desmond Bridge took a decade and more than $1 billion to build

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