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FOSTER CITY
‘15-acre project’ could get bigger
- The developer of a major downtown building project may be allowed to expand the proposal by more than 25 percent — much to the consternation of residents who say the city has expanded enough in their suburban town.
Getting to class more difficult, expensive for county students
- The school bus appears to be headed in the direction of the dinosaur for students at the largest high school district in the county.
Foster City’s wish may be granted
- Foster City’s long-held dream of having its very own high school may be once again rekindled.
City won’t foster free Net access
- Free municipal wireless networks may be going the way of the dot-com boom as Foster City recently joined a slew of other municipalities left disconnected by Wi-Fi providers.
- Free municipal wireless networks may be going the way of the dot-com boom as Foster City recently joined a slew of other municipalities left disconnected by Wi-Fi providers.
A small slip could mean jail time
- A bumbling thief who made the critical mistake of failing to properly attach his disguise faces up to 30 years in prison for a string of armed robberies and an attempted carjacking in Foster City, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Company looks up for Foster City expansion plans
- Up seems to be the popular direction for buildings to go in Foster City lately, and the city’s largest company, Gilead Sciences, is following suit.
Insurance costs may flood county residents
- If Julie Pollock had ever heard of a flood in Foster City, she would not be balking at the prospect of being required to buy flood insurance for her home.
- If Julie Pollock had ever heard of a flood in Foster City, she would not be balking at the prospect of being required to buy flood insurance for her home.
Levy could avert dangerous waters
- San Mateo officials say they don’t have the $2.6 million to repair the levees; Foster City officials say the levees are not their problem to fix. With tens of thousands of residents caught in the middle, one viable solution for property owners may be to tax themselves to avoid buying expensive flood insurance.
Foster City could be dubbed flood zone
- Residents may soon be flooding in to insurance offices to buy insurance if new a FEMA map, which declares the entire city a flood zone, are approved.
Foster City weighs impact of project
- Imagine hundreds of Foster City children clamoring onto buses each morning to go to a different city’s schools.
Owners in square fret about proposal
- For 23 years, Sue Jower ran a successful salon in the Marlin Cove shopping center, catering to customers so devoted to her that they came all the way from Napa Valley for her beautifying magic.
- For 23 years, Sue Jower ran a successful salon in the Marlin Cove shopping center, catering to customers so devoted to her that they came all the way from Napa Valley for her beautifying magic.
As other cities struggle, Foster City closes in on becoming debt-free
- As most cities on the Peninsula are considering layoffs and tax increases to keep from sinking into the red, Foster City’s is afloat with green.
City kills squirrel to save levees
- There was little to no protest from residents or animal rights groups Wednesday when city contractors began carrying out death sentences on a bevy of levee-damaging squirrels.
- There was little to no protest from residents or animal rights groups Wednesday when city contractors began carrying out death sentences on a bevy of levee-damaging squirrels.