San Carlos
A city in San Mateo County, California — population 29,641 as of 2020.
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Lookout Santa Cruz
September 28How Airbnb is fighting for its place on California’s coast
Residents of cities like Pacifica want to limit the presence of visitors and corporations. Companies like Airbnb want to keep their lucrative coastal listings. That tension has led to increased attempts to influence a small but powerful committee.
Real Estate & Development
Point Reyes Light
September 2Two drown in Tomales Bay
Two men who headed out for a midnight paddle to view bioluminescence in Tomales Bay on Saturday night did not return to shore, the second time this year that canoeists have drowned in the bay’s cold and choppy waters. Casey Flynn Melia, a 36-year-old from San Francisco, and…
Public Safety
In and around San Carlos
See & do
- 24 Hour Fitness
- Arguello Park
- Auto Vino Events Venue
- Bay Area Educational Theater Company
- Brittan Heights Condo Association Clubhouse
Eat, drink & stay
- 3 Pigs Bbq, Inc.
- Ale Arsenal
- Americas Best Value Inn San Carlos
- Bacchus Wine Making Club
- 888 Ristorante Italiano
Shops & services
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San Carlos by the numbers
- Area
- 5.41 sq mi (14.02 km²), 0 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41.7
- Households
- 11,001
- Persons per household
- 2.7
- Median household income
- $237,470
- Median house value
- $2,000,001
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- 600 ELM ST, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070