Hot Harvet Nights Are Back!!

Sponsored by the City of San Carlos and the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce. Hot Harvest Nights features certified produce and specialty foods, musical entertainment and walk-away food. Stores throughout San Carlos' acclaimed downtown will be open for your exploration and enjoyment. Bring the entire family to enjoy this popular annual event.

The market will feature 50 to 60 booths set up in the middle of the street which will be closed to traffic.

Hot Harvest Nights will feature produce, flowers, music, food, artists - something for everyone.

This will be a chance to stroll, meet your friends and have a leisurely night enjoying the finest San Carlos has to offer. Shops and restaurants on Laurel Street will stay open late for this all-community activity. Don't miss out!

Also returning will be a booth where you can meet members of the City Council and a City Department Head. The Meet the City Officials booth will be available on the first Thursday of each month from 5:00 pm to 7:00pm. As always, we invite you to enjoy Hot Harvest Nights and also to stop by the City booth and meet the City officials.

On June 3rd, visit the City Booth where Council Member Bob Grassilli and members of the City Manager's Department will answer questions about the City of San Carlos.

For more information on Hot Harvest Nights, visit the Chamber of Commerce web site.

Hometown Days This Weekend!

Starting at 6pm on Friday, the San Carlos Hometown Dayscommittee invites you to join in and celebrate 30 years of Hometown fun. Hometown Days is a uniquely San Carlos tradition that features a parade on Saturday, May 22nd at 9:45 am, as well as 2 stages of live music, food, entertainment and fun for the entire family all weekend long.

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Don't miss the parade Saturday, the Kiwanis Steak Dinner, the Rotary 10-K Fun Run, High School Battle of the Bands, Society Skate Park, kids attractions, Pet Parade, beer & wine garden, fantastic food, the Marketplace, and more! 2 stages of live music all weekend. Headliner: The Distractions.

For more information call the Hometown Days hotline at (650) 594-2700 or click on the link to visit the Hometown Days web site.

Governor Signs Home Tax Credit Bill

Governor Schwarzenegger has signed AB 183, the Home Buyers Tax Credit legislation, into law. The legislation will provide $200 million in tax credits, allocated as follows: $100 million for qualified first-time home buyers who purchase existing homes; and $100 million for purchasers of new, or previously unoccupied, homes.

Eligible taxpayers who close escrow on qualified principal residences between May 1, 2010 and December, 31, 2010, or who close escrow on a qualified principal residence on and after December 31, 2010 and before August 1, 2011, pursuant to an enforceable contract executed on or before December 31, 2010, will be able to take the allowed tax credit.

This credit is equal to the lesser of 5 percent of the purchase price or $10,000, taken in equal installments over three consecutive years. Under the bill, purchasers will be required to live in the home as their principal residence for at least two years or forfeit the credit (i.e. repay it to the state). Buyers also must be at least 18 years old and be unrelated to the seller. First-time buyers are defined as those who have not owned a home in the past three years.