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Solar Panels: Battle of the Brands

If you and your neighbor each have a 5kw solar PV system that produces 20 kilowatt-hours of usable electricity per day, do you care if your neighbor has ......

Police Blotter for Foster City (11/02/2009-11/05/2009)

Foster City , CA 94404-2967 Reported: 11/05/2009 DUI Alcohol/Drugs DUI Alcohol W/BAC > .08 Foster City , CA 94404-4010...

East Palo Alto grocery store's opening day marred by threat

By Mercury News Staff Reports East Palo Alto police were called to the new Mi Pueblo grocery store about 8:40 pm Saturday, the evening of the same day the ......

Belmont temporarily bans all new billboards

Reacting to lawsuits filed against San Carlos and Richmond, the Belmont City Council on Tuesday unanimously enacted an urgency moratorium ......

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Upcoming Events

New Translations and Seeing Sinai by Jill Nathanson
Meet NY artist Jill Nathanson whose New Translations and Seeing...
2009-11-20 05:00:00 at Peninsula Jewish Community Center
New Translations and Seeing Sinai by Jill Nathanson
In six delicate mixed media color assemblages, New York artist Jill Nathanson...
2009-11-20 05:00:00 at Peninsula Jewish Community Center
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Foster City, CA Demographics

Foster City, California Population (2007) :28912
Population (2000 census)28803
Median household income in 199995279
Per capita income in 199945754
Median year structure built1975
Median gross rent1620
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199923.6
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses530200
Median real estate taxes3316
Racial breakdown
White alone55.62
White alone55.62
Asian alone32.29
Asian alone32.29
Hispanic or Latino:5.24
Hispanic or Latino:5.24
Two or more races4.02
Two or more races4.02
Black or African American alone1.97
Black or African American alone1.97
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.65
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.65
Some other race alone0.12
Some other race alone0.12
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.05
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.05