'It kind of makes sense to wear a mask even if there wasn't a pandemic, to be honest,' a passenger said.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Justice announced plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling that invalidated the national mask mandate on public transit.
The ruling, and now appeal, has left dozens of transit agencies across the nation and the Bay Area to decide on their own whether to keep requiring masks. Local airports and most airlines say masks are optional, but several local transit agencies like VTA, Muni, AC Transit and Caltrain say masks are still mandatory.Stay informed about local news and weather. Get the NBC Bay Area app for
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