Community Corner
Week in Review: Land Deal, WSJ Innovation Award
A round-up of major news stories from the past week.
Sunday, Oct. 16
A Foster City man was arrested for transporting an estimated $3.1 million worth of marijuana, the Lagonian reported.
Nadeem Khan, 21, was found to be in possession of nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana when he was pulled over by Butte County Sheriff’s deputies during a traffic stop in Paradise (near Chico).
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Monday, Oct. 17
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Serra High .
Acharya, of Redwood Shores, who plans to major in engineering, and Shea, a San Bruno resident, who plans to study psychology, were among 16,000 semifinalists selected from about 1.5 million students in 22,000 high schools who entered the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program last year.
Tuesday, Oct. 18
The Foster City Council on Monday in a 4-0 vote to head the development of a 15-acre vacant lot to function as a senior living center. Councilmember Rick Wykoff was absent from the meeting.
The development team, a new consortium comprised of Urban Community Partners, Campus Properties and The New Home Co., was chosen over the competing bid of commercial real estate development firm Sares Regis Group of Northern California.
Wednesday, Oct. 19
Aragon High’s girls’ volleyball team defeated San Mateo 20-25, 27-25, 25-18, 25-12 in a Peninsula Athletic League Bay game as the Dons swept their season series with their crosstown rivals
Thursday, Oct. 20
for The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards in the transportation category in recognition for its development of a smartphone application that delivers real-time information on available parking spots nearby.
Streetline, Inc., was among 600 companies, organizations and individuals from 31 countries that submitted applications for consideration for the award.
Friday, Oct. 21
that Measure P, a proposed tax rate on City hotels from 8 to 9.5 percent is critical to bridging an estimated $2.8 million budget shortfall the City is facing. The tax hike would raise an estimated $250,000 a year. The revenue would come of out the pockets of visitors staying at local hotels – not Foster City residents – its proponents say.
The Transit Occupancy Tax, which goes before voters on Nov. 8, has no organized opposition and is expected to pass easily.
“It’s critical,” Koelling said. “Every opportunity for revenue is critical."
