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LA Metro to spend $24 million to restore transit services cut by COVID-19 | L.A. Focus News

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted Thursday to reallocate about $24 million to restore transit service that was cut at the beginning of the pandemic. 'Restoring service to our riders — many of whom are essential workers — is simply the right thing to do,' Supervisor Janice […]

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