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The Opening of the Foster City Upgraded Levee – History Now, Even More in Coming Years!

April 15, 2024 Larry Staley

I had the great pleasure of attending the ceremony, at Foster City’s Shorebird Park, officially opening the upgraded levee back on February 21, 2024. This event marked the culmination of a major project initiated back in 2014 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified the city that the current levee system did not meet the minimum requirements for flood protection. From this the city launched a Levee Protection Planning Study in 2014 eventually resulting with the city a project…

Summer Festivals in Foster City

December 22, 2021 Evan Adams

For years Foster City had the “Art & Wine Festival.” It then became “City Fest”. The last City Fest was 2018. In 2019 it was canceled and the city put on an event called “Summer Days“. The Foster City Chamber of Commerce was in the lead on this for years until changes caused them to have to cancel the event. Google interestingly caught the below image we believe from 2019 from overhead. Showing the colorful tents and attractions. It appears…

Past President Lucy Williams Honored by Historical Society

October 11, 2021 Evan Adams Comments 0 Comment

Former Foster City Historical Society President Lucy Williams had a brick engraved remembering her contribution to the community. It can be seen right by the entrance to the Foster City Library. The Foster City Historical Society is proud to honor our past president and the archivist of so much Foster City History Lucy Williams. Lucy took into her own home years of relevant history from original voting records, artifacts, and even local editions of the now gone Foster City Progress…

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