Community

Foster City is updating its Housing Element and we want your valuable input! Participate in this important survey to help the City gain a better understanding of community values and priorities as future housing policies are developed. Plus, browse the interactive map, where you'll be able to leave comments on possible housing sites. Learn more

For immediate release: February 18

Contact: City Manager Department, (650) 286-3220, manager@fostercity.org

For immediate release: February 17, 2022

Contact: Community Development Department, 650-286-3225, planning@fostercity.org

The City of Foster City is in the process of developing its annual budget for the upcoming fiscal year which begins on July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023. This key policy document allocates funding for operations, projects, and programming, which ultimately determines the level of service that will be provided to the community over the coming year.

The unseasonably warm weather experienced throughout the region recently has caused an algae bloom in the Foster City Lagoon, resulting in a rise of dead algae and the associated appearance of water discoloration or presence of floating material. Though unsightly, the natural occurrence is not harmful, and Public Works crews have taken swift action to improve the lagoon water’s condition.   

For immediate release: February 15, 2022

Contact: Public Works Department, (650) 286-8140, publicworks@fostercity.org

Second Harvest Food Bank with the help of local volunteers distributes pre-boxed groceries for anyone in need to pick up in the Foster City Community Center/Library parking lot on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month starting at 8:30am.  The program will be a farmers market style distribution center.  

• Members receive a bi-monthly bag of groceries. The bag could include items such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice, bread, eggs, chicken and much more. Members can pick up one bag per household from the site.

Second Harvest Food Bank with the help of local volunteers distributes pre-boxed groceries for anyone in need to pick up in the Recreation Center parking lot on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month starting at 8:30am.

• Members receive a bi-monthly bag of groceries. The bag could include items such as fresh fruits and vegetables, rice, bread, eggs, chicken and much more. Members can pick up one bag per household from the site.

• Applying for this program will not affect your ability to apply for other government benefits or local agencies

For immediate release: February 8, 2022

Contact: Edmund Suen, Finance Director, (650) 286-3265, esuen@fostercity.org

School is in session at Beach Park Elementary at the corner of Beach Park and Shell Boulevards. The City has painted the roadway as a school zone, but the permanent signs to remind drivers to proceed with caution have been delayed from the vendor.  Remember that it is always important to drive carefully in a school zone at all times, and especially when children are present.