San Mateo and Marin Counties could be the first Bay Area counties to enter the orange tier of coronavirus reopening guidelines since the winter surge.
All of the Bay Area is currently in the red tier.
State health officials have loosened reopening guidelines since the last time any Bay Area counties were in the orange tier.
The change would mean that bars could reopen for outdoor service without having to sell food. Breweries, wineries and distilleries - which are already permitted to serve people outside without serving food - could resume indoor service.
Breweries and bars that serve meals can operate under the same guidelines as restaurants.
Indoor capacity will also be expanded for many businesses, with restaurants, museums, zoos and movie theaters allowed to open at 50% capacity. Gyms and card rooms could move to 25% capacity and indoor pools can reopen.
Music and sports venues could also open to outdoor, local audiences with capacity limits starting in April.
The change in tier assignment could be announced later today.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that San Mateo County officials confirmed to the paper that they are going orange.
As of Friday, San Mateo County met all three requirements to move to orange and Marin County met two of the three. However, counties must remain in each tier for at least three weeks, so Tuesday is the first day that the counties are eligible.
San Francisco also meets the requirements to move to orange but will not be eligible until March 23.