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San Carlos Schools: Doors May Close for Out-of-District Families.

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Fourth Grade Might Be End of the Road. It seemed this was bound to happen… If you tried to enroll your child in the San Carlos School District for the first time this year, you found that the schools were pretty much packed to the rafters. And it’s not just kindergarten anymore — the chronic [...]

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It’s Kick-Off Time in San Carlos…

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But Not Just for Football. Labor Day is now behind us , and that can only mean one thing: No, not “Yay, the kids are back in school!“…that’s a close second. Nope, it’s kick-off time for football. Whether you’re a fan of pro, college or high school ball, the week after Labor Day is typically [...]

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The San Carlos Real Estate Week in Review: 9/4/10

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Inventory Analysis. Almost more noteworthy than what did happen this week was what didn’t happen. 7 different listings were either canceled, withdrawn, or had their listing dates expire. Is this abnormally high number just a fluky coincidence, or perhaps a sign that things might be slowing down a bit in San Carlos? Digging [...]

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Mark Your Calendars: San Carlos 2010 City-Wide Garage Sale..

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Weekend of October 2-3. Once again this year, San Carlos Together is organizing and hosting the San Carlos Annual City-Wide Garage Sale. This year, the event will take place on the weekend of October 2-3, so you have plenty of advance notice to start digging through all of those neglected treasures in the deep recesses [...]

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San Carlos Council Set to Approve Police Outsourcing Contract with San Mateo County.

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Special Thursday Meeting. The City Council of San Carlos will hold a special meeting this coming Thursday September 2, in which they are expected to approve the contract which will outsource the law enforcement responsibility for San Carlos to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Once this vote is approved, it will officially mark [...]

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Recology Prepares to Take Over Garbage Collection Duties in San Carlos.

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New Collection Bins to be Delivered. Almost is if on cue after Allied Waste’s public relations gaffe last week, Recology San Mateo County announced today that they begin delivering new garbage and recycle collection bins to residents throughout San Mateo County, starting with the City of San Mateo this week. If you weren’t aware, [...]

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The San Carlos Real Estate Week in Review: 8/29/10

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Inventory Analysis. As August rolls to a close, it appears that the market is continuing its “mini-rally” from 2009. When the numbers are tallied next week, it will likely show that just as many (or more) homes sold in August 2010 as there were in the same month in ’09. Certainly, every Realtor and escrow [...]

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