Mostly maskless carolers protest likely extension of LA County stay-at-home order
Updated on: December 23, 2020 / 3:30 PM / CBS News Video shows dire COVID crisis in California
Thousand Oaks, California A large group of mostly maskless people gathered Tuesday evening to protest a likely extension of Los Angeles County s stay-at-home order, CBS Los Angeles reports. A group of more than 150 people gathered in the parking lot of the Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks at around 5:30 p.m. local time.
Most weren t wearing masks or adhering to social distancing guidelines, despite California s raging COVID-19 surge.
The demonstrators, lead by Kirk Cameron, the actor known for Growing Pains, sang various Christmas carols.
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Updated on December 23, 2020 at 9:55 pm
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‘Growing Pains’ actor Kirk Cameron hosted another caroling protest Tuesday night in a shopping center parking lot as hospitals and public health officials continue to plead with Californians to avoid large gatherings during what has been the worst stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Aerial video from NewsChopper4 showed a group of mostly maskless people at the candlelight event Tuesday night outside The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks. Cameron, 50, attended the event and told NBC News that all attendees were encouraged to wear masks.
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Updated on December 23, 2020 at 8:40 pm
NBCLA Growing Pains actor Kirk Cameron hosted another caroling protest Tuesday night in a shopper center parking lot as hospitals and public health officials continue to plead with Californians to avoid large gatherings during what has been the worst stage of the coronavirus pandemic.
Aerial video from NBCLA showed a group of mostly maskless people Tuesday night outside The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks. Cameron, 50, attended the event and told NBC News that all attendees were encouraged to wear masks.