Brewer Island

Brewer Island is an island in the San Francisco Bay, in San Mateo County, California. Originally owned by W. P. A. Brewer, for over one hundred years it was used for hay farming.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park and Bird Island.

Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park

Park

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Leo J. Ryan Memorial Park is a recreational city park, located in Foster City, California and run by the city government and local citizens. Originally called "Central Park", the park was renamed in 1979 in honor and memory of Congressman Leo J.

Bird Island

Island

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Bird Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is in San Mateo County, California. Its coordinates are, and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 7 ft in 1998. It appears on a 2012 USGS map of the area.

Hillsdale station

Railway station

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Hillsdale station is a Caltrain station in San Mateo, California. Located adjacent to the Bay Meadows neighborhood, it is one of three Caltrain stations in the city.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foster City and Redwood Shores.

Foster City

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Foster City is a quiet suburban city on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. Primarily residential and lacking in a downtown, it also has a couple of large office parks and several large employers including Gilead, Visa, and Sony.