{"id":24370,"date":"2020-05-04T14:11:40","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T21:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24370"},"modified":"2020-05-04T14:11:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T21:11:40","slug":"supervisor-janice-hahn-calls-on-metro-to-require-face-coverings-on-buses-and-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=24370","title":{"rendered":"Supervisor Janice Hahn Calls on Metro to Require Face Coverings on Buses and Trains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">San Pedro, CA\u2014 Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn is asking Metro to require all bus and train passengers wear face coverings to protect the health of bus drivers and their fellow passengers from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In a letter to Metro CEO Phil Washington Hahn said \u201cgiven what we know about the COVID-19 virus, the policy of not requiring face coverings puts both Metro passengers and bus drivers at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">The Supervisor\u2019s letter comes after an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lnks.gd\/l\/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDA1MDQuMjEwMjM1OTEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5sYXRpbWVzLmNvbS9jYWxpZm9ybmlhL3N0b3J5LzIwMjAtMDUtMDQvYnVzLWRyaXZlcnMtbGEtY29yb25hdmlydXMtcGFuZGVtaWM_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX25hbWU9JnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9Z292ZGVsaXZlcnkmdXRtX3Rlcm09In0._oF5MgWgnNUIFl_taGxRUUaKQbIg5_Jw8XjHs-f4g_0\/br\/78208969401-l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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essential workers, from grocery store employees to restaurant workers, rely on Metro to get to and from work, Metro\u2019s decision not to require face coverings threatens to compound the spread of this virus across our County,\u201d said Supervisor Janice Hahn.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Due to the urgency of this matter, Supervisor Hahn is asking Metro to take action immediately and not wait until the next meeting of the Metro Board of Directors.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Read the Supervisor\u2019s full letter to Phil Washington\u00a0<a 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