Foster City City Hall, in Foster City, Calif. on October 21, 2009. (Ananda Paulas/Bay City News)

Foster City officials announced they will be requiring everyone to wear face coverings indoors starting Thursday when visiting city-operated buildings.

The announcement is meant to align with recent federal and regional health recommendations that have recommended, but not yet required, masking when going into most indoor public spaces.

San Mateo County implemented a similar masking requirement earlier this week for everyone entering a county facility.

Foster City’s City Hall reopened to the public Monday for limited services available by appointment only during regular business hours. Other city services can be found online at https://www.fostercity.org/cityservices.

The city’s masking requirement only applies to city-operated facilities, not businesses or other employers in Foster City.

Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.