L.A. County Fair opens celebrating 100 years of tradition

STORY: L.A. County Fair opens celebrating 100 years of tradition DATELINE: May 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:44 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1.various of local residents participating in activities at the fair STORYLINE: The Los Angeles County Fair, in the western U.S. state of California, was launched on Thursday after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The return of the fair, at the Pomona Fairplex in Southern California, comes in time for its 100th anniversary. The theme for this year's fair is "Back To Our Roots." Visitors can enjoy the smell of savory chicken legs, wacky carnival games and the sight of hogs racing, according to organizers. Since its debut in 1922 as a small agricultural exposition, the fair has transformed into an annual gathering for multiple generations of families across Southern California, typically welcoming more than 1 million guests. Following its cancellation in 2020 and a scaled-down version in September 2021 in response to the