The Foster City fire and police departments are opening their doors and inviting the public to an open house Saturday, Oct. 3.
Residents are invited to come by for a fun and informative tour through the city’s emergency response stations. The event includes various displays, demonstrations, information on fire safety and emergency preparedness. Firefighters will be showing off the tools used in their profession while police officers will have cars and motorcycles on display.
There will be free child fingerprinting kits and paramedics will be offering free blood pressure checks.
The event runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next to City Hall, 620 Foster City Blvd. Call (650) 286-3350 or email fire@fostercity.org for more information.
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Donald Trump took first place with 29.6 percent of the votes in a Pacifica Fog Fest straw poll this past weekend sponsored by the San Mateo County Republican Party. Dr. Ben Carson followed in second place with 20 percent. Fog Fest attendees were asked to choose who they thought should be the 2016 Republican presidential nominee from among the field of contenders.
Carly Fiorina came in third with 11.1 percent of the vote, while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz placed fourth at 10.4 percent. No other candidate was in double digits. Rounding out the top 10 finishers were former Florida governor Jeb Bush with 9.6 percent, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio at 8.1 percent, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul garnered 3.7 percent, while former New York governor George Pataki, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (now out of the race) all received 1.5 percent of the vote.
The San Mateo County Republican Party sponsored similar straw poll during the Foster City Arts and Wine Festival in May and the Connoisseurs’ Marketplace in Menlo Park in July.
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Off the Grid announced its newest weekly market at the Hillsdale train station on Saturdays starting Oct. 10. In partnership with the city of San Mateo, Caltrain and Hillsdale Shopping Center, Off the Grid will bring lunch to the space from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and live music from noon-2 p.m.
Off the Grid: Hillsdale marks the seventh market on the Peninsula, its 48th market overall. The market will take place in the Caltrain Hillsdale station parking lot on the southeast corner of East Hillsdale Boulevard and South El Camino Real.
A rotating lineup of six food trucks will include Oaxacan Kitchen, Don Pablo, Frozen Kuhsterd, The Boneyard, Los Tolucas and Izzy’s Cheesesteaks, with each week’s lineup available at offthegridsf.com and on the Off the Grid mobile app.
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Daly City Manager Pat Martel was installed this week as president of ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. She will serve as ICMA president for a one-year term commencing at the association’s 101st Annual Conference in Seattle/King County, Washington. She will remain on the board as past president for one year following her presidency.
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