Foster City News

The word "hospice" usually evokes a shift, a pivot from trying to cure to providing comfort and support at the end of life.

The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office has announced that charges will not be filed in the case of an intruder who, while intoxicated, mistakenly wandered into the wrong Foster City home in the middle of the night on March 25 and was shot by someone in the home.

Deep in the Vietnam jungle one night in 1968, a young soldier wrote his older sister a letter.

PG&E reported at least 55 customers in Foster City lost power Thursday night, for causes unknown at this time.

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The city of Foster City has announced Police Chief Craig Courtin will retire from his post in October.

Hillary and Hanna Koh will have a unique, additional challenge when going to college this fall - getting used to life without a sister by their side.

Prosecutors say no charges will be filed in a case involving the shooting of a man who apparently had too much to drink and walked into the wrong home.

The budgetary belt was tightened just a bit more in Foster City this week, as city staff announced the Connections Shuttles is the latest service to be cut.

According to the website for the San Mateo County Health System , two restaurants in Foster City were forcibly closed last week due to health code violations.

Prosecutors won't file any charges in connection with a shooting at a Foster City home prompted when a drunk man found his way into the wrong house, an official said Tuesday.

Patch editors were honored Saturday night with five awards for their outstanding journalism, including the top honor of overall excellence for a website.

The Society skateshop on Laurel has developed a die-hard following from Peninsula skaters, making it one of the most sought after board stores in the Bay Area.

The Daily News won 14 awards -- including third place in overall excellence among daily newspapers and three individual first-place awards -- in the 35th annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards contest.

Peninsula Patch editors were honored Saturday night with five awards for their outstanding journalism, including the top honor of overall excellence for a website.

A A man who was rescued after falling down an embankment along state Highway 92 in San Mateo on Thursday morning could face criminal charges for falsely telling authorities he had been carjacked, a San Mateo police sergeant said.

What's the best entertainment venue in Foster City? Your selection in this week's Readers' Choice Poll will probably depend on whether you like to spend your weekend nights clubbing it or being wowed by theatrical magic.

The burrito. It is the favorite food of many. As a Patch editor noted last week, "A burrito is like a present, it's like all of your favorite things wrapped into one thing." And we are fortunate to live in an area on the San Francisco Peninsula to have many wonderful options to choose from.

The Peninsula Jewish Community Center will host its fourth annual Family Health and Fitness Day on Sunday.

Who makes the best burrito in town? Patch asked you to tell us all about it in this week's "Patch Readers' Choice" survey .