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Foster City’s 4th of July Fireworks is a Great Show, But There are Other Good Places, too
Saturday is the Fourth of July, the birthday of our country, and always a fun-filled day for families and friends. Foster City offers a day of fun beginning with a pancake breakfast and ending with a great fireworks display. The city has parking set up in several places, and it’s all free. If you are…Read More »
San Mateo County Schools Involved in Peanut Butter Recall
The recall of peanut butter that’s been in the news for weeks now has come home to our County and it’s serious business. Many schools sell cookie dough as fundraisers to support everything from music to the library or even teachers salaries. Eleven schools in San Mateo County sold this dough in late 2008. The…Read More »
Calling All Contractors!! This Pacifica House is Calling You.
It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words and when I drove up to see this property, I had to take this picture of the garage roof. It is an indicator of how bad this house is, and how much in need of help. Calling All Contractors out there! This can be…Read More »
San Mateo County Easter Egg Hunts Are Just Around the Corner
Easter is just around the corner and with that comes Easter Egg Hunts! The first San Mateo County easter egg hunt takes place this coming weekend on Saturday, March 15th. Head over to Orange memorial Park’s Picnic Shelter on Orange Avenue in South San Francisco to take part. It’s the 61st Annual Easter Egg Hunt…Read More »
Come By on Sunday and Say Hello and 623 Viewridge Dr.
This Sunday will the second Open House for our new listing at 623 Viewridge Drive in Pacifica. If you are searching for a large family home close to San Francisco look no further. Plus this beauty is only 9 years old so all of the bells and whistles the new homes are offering are included…Read More »
Fireworks in San Mateo County. Where to See them and should you be able to buy them?
Central San Mateo County offers a couple of places to see great fireworks shows on the fourth of July. Foster City has a full day of Fourth of July activities beginning with a pancake breakfast and running through to the fireworks display in the Leo Ryan Park lake. Hillsdale Blvd. and Shell Blvd. are closed…Read More »
San Mateo County’s Elephant Under the Rug
San Mateo County has a unique place in the ranking of real estate markets around the country. We happen to have some of the most expensive zip codes in the US. Forbes does a great job of recording all of this trivia for people like me, who love to look up querky things. The last time Forbes did this report was back in 2003 during the housing boom so my guess is that some of it has changed but for the sake of having a reference, this will have to do.
Hunting for Easter Eggs on the San Francisco Peninsula? Look No Further!
As we all know, Easter is this weekend, and that means the annual Easter Egg Hunt. I thought it might be pretty easy to write a list of places in our world, the mid-Peninsula, where you can take your kids to an old fashioned Easter Egg Hunt.











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