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As COVID cases rise, some may wonder, are mandatory mask requirements inevitable?

COVID cases are skyrocketing in Bay Area wastewater. The flu is making a comeback. Now, some may wonder, are mandatory mask requirements inevitable? Cheryl Hurd reports.

Alameda County residents may be required to wear masks due to a spike in COVID cases.

Alameda County on Thursday moved into the CDC’s yellow tier for COVID-19, meaning masks would be required again in certain high-risk settings, the county said.

Oakland’s requirement to wear a mask at large indoor events is expiring on Tuesday, city officials said. Kris Sanchez reports.

Oakland’s requirement to wear a mask at large indoor events is expiring on Tuesday, city officials said.

California has dropped its COVID-19 mask guidelines and BART is following suit by not extending its current mask requirement past the date it expires, Oct. 1. Bob Redell reports.

BART’S current mask requirement is slated to end when the mandate expires Oct. 1, but the agency’s Board of Directors approved a new resolution Thursday evening that would allow for the mandate to be reinstated when public health officials require indoor masking in their respective jurisdictions. Thom Jensen reports.

More than two years after the pandemic began California is easing guidelines around masks starting Friday. Jessica Aguirre talks with UCSF infectious disease specialist Dr. Peter Chin-Hong on this.

The battle over a mask mandate at Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose is heating up. Marianne Favro reports.

The battle over a mask mandate at Alum Rock Union School District in San Jose is heating up after a father of two students, sent home for refusing to wear masks, is preparing to sue.

Alum Rock Union School District and Franklin-McKinley School District are starting the school year with mask mandates in place. Damian Trujillo reports.

As children return to school across the country, most of them will do so without being required to wear a mask in class, but that’s not the case for students in two South Bay school districts.

As students around the Bay head back to school, every district has an extra decision to make about whether or not to make masks mandatory in class.

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Bay Area Rapid Transit is requiring riders to wear masks again after letting the requirement expire two weeks ago.

Bay Area Rapid Transit is requiring riders to wear masks again after letting the requirement expire two weeks ago. Pete Suratos reports.

BART’s board of directors voted Thursday to reinstate a mask mandate as COVID infections continue to surge.

BART’s board of directors Thursday is expected to consider the possibility of reinstating a mask mandate as COVID infections continue to surge. Kris Sanchez reports.

BART’s board of directors Thursday is expected to consider the possibility of reinstating a mask mandate as COVID infections continue to surge.