In order to help limit the spread of COVID-19 and preserve the ability to support our entire organization, the temporary closure of City Hall for in-person services has been extended through February 27, 2022. While COVID-19 cases have decreased recently in San Mateo County, they are still extremely high. The numbers of hospitalized COVID patients (up 133% over the last two weeks) and deaths countywide have also risen. Statewide, cases are projected to decline during February but it will take most of the month to get to the infection level we saw in early December.

“I am hopeful we will be able to resume in-person services three days a week effective February 28,” said Melissa Stevenson Diaz, City Manager of Redwood City. “Naturally, we will re-evaluate if necessary based on the data available and guidance from health officials.”

We’re continuing to refine our strategies to protect employee and community health. Please see important updates about measures to help us serve the community below.  

Building and Fire Inspections – Inspection requests may include longer wait times, and high-priority inspections may take precedence due to staffing impacts due to COVID-19.  

City Hall – City Hall will remain closed to in-person services with the expectation that in-person services will resume three days a week effective February 28.

Libraries – Current in-person library hours will be observing our current restrictions on having no more than 25% of the building occupied at a time and other safety practices. For more information on Library services and hours, please click here.  Virtual services will continue to be offered to the greatest extent possible. 

Parks, Recreation and Community Services – Our indoor gym use will continue to be closed through the end of February, and we will not have private rentals at any of our facilities, as is our current practice. We have moved lunch programs outdoors or converted to pick up service. All classes/programs we manage will continue with current indoor masking requirements and small group enrollments.   

Your health and safety are very important and we thank you for your continued efforts to keep us all safe. Please visit www.redwoodcity.org/reimagined for more information or call (650) 780-7000.  

For more information on vaccination clinics, including boosters, or where to get a COVID-19 test, please visit www.smchealth.org/coronavirus.  

Resources: 

San Mateo County Health 
Data dashboards, vaccination program and more 

Testing, Contact Tracing and Isolation & Quarantine 

County Health’s testing, contact tracing, and isolation & quarantine guidance — aligned with the California Department of Public Health — is

San Mateo County Office of Education 
School COVID-19 Safety Plans and Dashboards 

Vaccine Clinic Times and Locations 

displays County-operated and -supported clinics four or more days in advance, along with vaccination opportunities from other health care providers, pharmacies, and local organizations.

 

Face Masks – California Department of Public Health 

Guidance for the Use of Face Masks 

 

As you probably have heard, cases of COVID-19 have rapidly increased recently and are very high in the Bay Area. As of yesterday, cases in San Mateo County had increased by over 350% in the past two weeks. (In San Francisco they have increased by more than 700%.)

With the health and safety of the public and our employees of paramount importance, effective Monday, January 3, 2022, we will be closing City Hall to the public through the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (Jan. 3 – Jan. 17), and will focus on virtual services to the greatest extent possible.

For our Libraries, we will continue our current in-person library hours, observing our current restrictions on having no more than 25% of the building occupied at a time and other safety practices.

For Parks, Recreation and Community Services, our indoor gym use will be closed for the next two weeks, and we will not have private rentals at any of our facilities, as is our current practice. All classes/programs we manage will continue with current indoor masking requirements and small group enrollments.