As California prepares to lift the mask mandate on Feb. 16, Bay Area counties have made individual decisions on whether to ditch the face coverings or not.
On Wednesday, Santa Clara County held a press conference to announce its new guidelines. San Francisco Mayor London Breed took to Twitter to say vaccinated people will be able to be maskless in most indoor settings.
Below is a county-by-county breakdown of where the mask mandate stands in your area.
Alameda County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Contra Costa County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Marin County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
San Francisco County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Napa County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
San Mateo County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County announced it will not lift its local indoor masking requirements saying it “will continue to base decisions on whether and when to lift indoor masking requirements on the risks posed by COVID-19, using clearly defined metrics related to vaccination, hospitalizations, and COVID-19 case rates.”
Solano County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Sonoma County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Monterey County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.
Santa Cruz County
Will lift universal mask requirements for most indoor public settings beginning Wednesday, February 16.