The city will still strongly recommend people continue to wear masks, regardless of their vaccination status, as a way to stop the spread of COVID-19 and protect people vulnerable to the virus.
Despite San Francisco lifting indoor mask mandates for most settings in accordance with the state’s latest guidelines, city officials said masks inside city buildings will still be strongly recommended.
City facilities include City Hall, public libraries, recreation centers, department offices and other sites operated by The City. Also, under the updated state guidelines, mask requirements for K-12 schools will be lifted starting Saturday, although local governments and school districts will be able to set their own mask policies. San Francisco Unified School District officials and its unions announced Fridaymasks will be strongly recommended but not required in middle and high schools starting March 12. The same will apply at district work sites and preschool to eighth grade starting April 2.
In October, The City previously lifted a mask mandate for some indoor settings, such as gyms and offices, so long as people showed proof of vaccination. However, on Dec. 29, The City rescinded that exemption as COVID-19 cases skyrocketed locally due to the highly contagious omicron variant.