1. Foster City, being a City by the Bay, has a wonderful Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

2. Foster City boasts 19 parks with World class windsurfing, a golf course and driving range, boating, a teen activities center and a public amphitheatre (great for City Summer concerts!). www.fostercity.org

3. Some pretty cool companies call Foster City home including, Applied Biosystems, Electronics for Imaging, Genius.com, Live365.com, MarketLive, Inc. and Sony Computer Entertainment America.

4. Foster City is one of the nation’s safest cities! How’s that for incentive! www.neighborhoodscout.com

5. Foster City is DEBT FREE!

6. The San Mateo-Foster City School District is highly rated, consisting of 20 K-5 and middle schools serving Foster City and San Mateo. There are 4 SMFCSD schools in Foster City: Audubon Elementary, Bowditch Middle, Brewer Island Elementary, and Foster City Elementary. www.school-ratings.com

7. Foster City is a Bay Area centralized transportation spot. There are many user friendly commuter choices to and from Foster City, as well as other locations around the Bay Area. www.fostercity.org

8. Foster City has some great restaurants. Whether you’re in the mood for Japanese (Tokie’s), Grill (Chipotle Mexican) or just a great home style deli (Mimi’s), you can find it here.

9. There’s a Costco here which is fabulous considering Foster City is not huge, so you don’t need to drive 15 minutes across town to get there. There are several other shopping centers – Beach Park Plaza, Edgewater Place, Metro Center - in Foster City that boast a wonderful variety of boutiques, grocery, specialty stores, etc… www.fostercitychamber.com

10. Foster City provides so many services for all ages. Whatever your needs, be it business, personal, play or even looking into the “green” initiatives the City has. Check them out and see all kinds of services that make Foster City a great place to live! www.fostercity.org