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Pasadena bucks LA County order, keeps outdoor dining going

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Anthony Angulo, left, and Jeff Koloski sit on the patio of Lucky Baldwin's pub on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 in Pasadena, Calif. It was a rare sight after restaurants in Los Angeles County were ordered to halt serving food to diners to stop the spread of coronavirus: tables and chairs were set up outdoors in Pasadena. The city in the Los Angeles suburbs has become an island in the center of the nation's most populous county, where a surge of COVID-19 cases last week led to a three-week end to outdoor dining and California's first stay-home order since the pandemic began to spread across the state in March. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber)

By: Associated Press

Posted at 9:33 PM, Dec 01, 2020

and last updated 2020-12-02 00:33:05-05

PASADENA, Calif. — The city of Pasadena has kept outdoor dining open despite Los Angeles County restricting restaurants to takeout to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

A surge of COVID-19 cases last week in the nation’s most populous county led to a three-week end to outdoor dining and then a broader stay-home order that took effect Monday.

Officials in the city famous for its Rose Parade said they chose more aggressive enforcement because Pasadena is smaller than other cities in the county and can more closely monitor its 600 restaurants. But it announced more restrictions Tuesday, saying only people in the same household can gather, which applies to outdoor seating.

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Pasadena bucks LA County order, keeps outdoor dining going

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