Gary Pollard

THE VALUE OF INVESTMENT Do something today that your future self will thank you for. Anonymous Foster Citys unique brand and identity is the open park space connected by the water lagoon. In Foster City, our community creates social connections and life experiences in our park system. Leo Ryan Park, inclusive of the Recreation Center, the VIBE Teen Center, tennis, bocce and pickle ball courts, a skate park, and most prominently, the central lagoon, is the heart of our City; it is part of the fabric of our community. Read more Sustainability: Environmentally, and Socially To me, sustainability is the power to endure. Foster City has been proactive on this front. Back in 2013 Foster City took a giant first step under blue skies and bright sunshine - sustainability took off. Read more Your Man Around Town! Why did I choose to be a councilmember? The answer wont surprise you. To Serve, To Guide and To Make a Difference! At the upcoming City Council meeting on February 20th, the City Council will be voting on the language to be used for the ballot measure to upgrade our levee. As you all know, our City needs to meet sea level rise as mandated by BCDC and to protect our cherished city from being placed in a flood zone by FEMA. Please join me by voting to SUPPORT the ballot measure! Read more Your Man Around Town! You may say Im a dreamer. But Im not the only one. I hope someday youll join us. And the world will be as one. - John Lennon Read more Solutions vs. Complaining As you read my Council Corner, I have left the country (not the building as Elvis did, nor did I get sent away). My wife and I are in Europe for vacation celebrating our 30th anniversary, so I wrote this prior to leaving. What are you doing on October 11, 2017 at 6:30pm? Id like to invite you to come join your fellow residents and City staff in the Lagoon Room at the Recreation Center to participate in our third installment of Foster Citys Community Dialogue Series focused on transportation and mobility. Read more Your Man Around Town! - August 23, 2017 Foster City is a planned community. What does that truly mean? Read more Your Man Around Town! - May 10, 2017 We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue. And then well take it higher. Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue. And then well take it higher - Eddy Grant Read more Your Man Around Town! - December 21, 2016 You may say Im a dreamer But Im not the only one I hope some day youll join us And the world will be as one - John Lennon Take a seat, close your eyes (ok, not literally, as I want you to read this), and indulge me for a minute. Read more Your Man Around Town! - October 12, 2016 Theres no place like home ... Ruby Slippers. My wife and I had the wonderful opportunity to spend the past two weeks in France. In my business of owning a travel agency, sometimes duty calls and I have to answer the call!! I know, its a tough job. Read more Your Man Around Town! - September 07, 2016 A B C Its easy as, 1 2 3 As simple as, do re mi A B C, 1 2 3 - The Jackson 5 Read more Celebrate YOUR Quality of Life - August 03, 2016 So often we hear catch phrases that resonate differently to each of us. Lately I am hearing the phrase, do not do this or do that, as it will affect my quality of life. Quality of life is not the same to any two people! So often I receive e-mails from residents asking us as a City Council to protect their quality of life. When I get gas or go shopping, ride my bike around town, visit one of our 24 parks to see kids playing sports, I wonder what they mean by protecting their quality of life? Read more Your Man Around Town! - June 29, 2016 Freedoms just another word for nothin left to lose nothin, dont mean nothin hon if it aint free -Janis Joplin Read more Your Man Around Town! - May 25, 2016 I hope the days come easy and the moments pass slow, And each road leads you where you wanna go, And if youre faced with a choice, and you have to choose, I hope you choose the one that means the most to you. -Rascal Flats Read more Your Man Around Town! - March 16, 2016 Ticket to Ride. As your elected official, my responsibility is first and foremost to you, the residents who elected me to serve on our City Council. Since my first day on the job, I dug in and began to involve myself with matters that I am passionate about, including a particular interest in transportation. Read more Your Man Around Town! - February 10, 2016 For the times they are a-changin Bob Dylan Read more Your Man Around Town! Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings. These are a few of my favorite things. And cake. Cake is one of my favorite things too... HAPPY NEW YEAR! This Council Corner edition represents my third year of wishing all of Foster City a very happy and healthy New Year. I couldnt be more honored. Read more