LOS ANGELES—Face coverings are not required at indoor retail establishments in Los Angeles County, though health officials strongly recommend them due to COVID-19—but one Beverlywood-area retailer looking to cut down on criminal activity has banned masks altogether.
Operators of the Kitson Los Angeles store at 115 S. Robertson Boulevard have posted a sign alerting customers that face masks are not permitted inside “due to the safety of our staff & assets of the store.”
In an Instagram post announcing the move last week, store officials said elected leaders “are clueless [about] what obstacles businesses have to overcome to protect their staff and assets of their business.”…