Foster City council fires city manager, names police chief acting city manager
The Foster City City Council fired City Manager Peter Pirnejad during a closed session Tuesday and named Police Chief Tracy Avelar as the acting city manager.
Bay Area parents juggle full-time jobs while elementary school students quarantine
Elementary school classrooms in parts of the Bay Area are in lockdown due to exposure to COVID. With more parents no longer working from home, juggling the demands of a 10 to 14-day lockdown with a full-time job is proving difficult for many.
Foster City responds to report rating its beaches among the worst in California
Foster City, which had three of its beaches end up on a list of the state's worst in an annual report, said Wednesday that it has been working with a consulting firm since earlier this year to monitor water quality in the area.
Foster City police urge residents to lock vehicles amid increased thefts
The Foster City Police Department on Thursday urged residents to lock their vehicles, following an increase in thefts from unlocked vehicles in the past week.
Water rescue involving five people underway in Foster City
Foster City firefighters are attempting to rescue five people in the water Friday evening, according to fire officials.
Foster City considering installing license plate readers
Foster City is considering turning to expensive license plate reader cameras to combat crime. Some say the city isn't being mindful of privacy rights.
PG&E set to begin Foster City gas line replacement project
PG&E will begin upgrading 2,780 feet of two-inch gas main lines and services in Foster City beginning March 22.
Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Foster City-based Gilead drug
Gilead has given remdesivir to more than 1,700 patients on a case-by-case emergency basis, but more people ultimately will be helped if the company does the needed studies to prove safety and effectiveness.
Stone hurled into Foster City vice mayor's home
Someone hurled a five-pound river rock into the home of Foster City Vice Mayor Richa Awasthi on Tuesday night, shattering a window and her family's sense of peace.
Rock thrown through Foster City Vice Mayor's home
Henry Lee reports on how the Vice Mayor's husband narrowly escaped serious injury.
Former San Mateo police officer accused of embezzling $100K from Foster City little league
Jeffrey Aspillera allegedly misappropriated the funds over a course of three years while serving as a treasurer for the Foster City Little League.
Remdesivir showing promising results treating people infected with COVID-19
Foster City biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has developed the drug Remdesivir, which a member of the White House coronavirus said has shown promising results in the treatment of people with people infected with COVID-19.
FDA expected to approve Foster City based Gilead Sciences Coronavirus Drug
Andre Senior reports.
Voters appear to recall Foster City councilman Herb Perez
Perez, who has served on the council since 2011, has been known to call residents "delusional morons" and "malfeasant malcontents."
38-year-old man shot by Foster City police after stabbing officer
The man, whose name isn't yet being released, was shot after officers went to the Eaves apartment complex on Marlin Avenue around 6 p.m. to serve a search and arrest warrant in a felony sex offenses investigation.
Traffic delays expected as crews remove deteriorated PG&E cable in Foster City
PG&E crews and contractors will remove now-inactive fiber cable from transmission towers on Saturday and Sunday,
Foster City levee rehabilitation project wins key regulatory approval
Approval by the 19-member commission came after months of discussions between the city and BCDC leading to last week's public hearing.
Foster City resident interrupts burglar in apartment
A resident of the Sand Cove Apartments on Shell Boulevard in Foster City arrived home Tuesday evening to find his door ajar and someone inside the unit, police said. The interrupted burglar told the resident to leave and was still inside while the resident reported the intruder to the Foster City Police Department.
Foster City police Chief Joe Pierucci to retire in November
Foster City police Chief Joe Pierucci plans to retire in November, the city announced on Thursday. Pierucci grew up in Foster City. He started his career in law enforcement in San Mateo in 1986 and was hired by Foster City in 2009, promoted to lieutenant and then captain in 2012.