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The coronavirus situation in California grows increasingly dire by the day, but at least there is one small piece of good news this morning: Playgrounds are open again.
Following outcry from parents and some legislators, the state has reversed course on closing playgrounds as part of its regional stay-at-home order. Los Angeles County which which had closed outdoor public playgrounds prior to the state’s order will also follow the state’s lead and allow playgrounds to reopen.
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As my colleague Hailey Branson-Potts reported last week, L.A. County’s playground closures had infuriated and confounded many parents. Why, they asked, were outdoor playgrounds closed when indoor malls remained open and filled with shoppers? What made swing sets and monkey bars more dangerous than tennis courts, golf courses, beaches, skate parks and hiking trails, which all rem
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State reverses its earlier order and allows outdoor playgrounds to reopen amid pressure from parents; LA County, which had also ordered playgrounds closed, follows suit.