highlighting the 44 o'shaughnessy route that connects to the golden gate park and museums and new j.f.k. promenade. i like to take a moment to encourage the introduction of the mask mandate. i'm currently over covid. it is keeping me from serving public as a transit operator. i think that mask mandates can prevent this in the future. thank you. >> chair borden: thank you. next speaker please. we can hear your repeat -- please go to the next line please. please mute. that will be helpful. >> caller: can you hear me now? >> chair borden: there's a slight delay between the tv and us speaking. >> caller: thank you m.t.a. board members. my name is alissa. i just heard in the director's report that d.p.h. feels the pandemic is ebbing while media places san francisco in the red zone. i retired from teaching last june after 50 years. i waited 75 years to be a grandma. it's a precious role. my grandson is a 1-year-old, too young for a vaccine. my husband is 77, disabled with multiple health conditions. riding on muni with unmasked passengers puts me and my family at great risk. during the mask mandates i f