Then come home to the quaint, centrally located City of San Carlos. Experience a place where high-tech sensibilities energize a charming, highly walkable downtown with spectacular results: Great restaurants and retail, good schools, easy transit options, and a host of other convenient amenities that define vibrant urban living — including world-class employers like Oracle, Hewlett-Packard, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Stanford University — all just minutes away. Close to Highways 280 and 101, and only 30 minutes from both San Francisco and San Jose, San Carlos is the perfect home base for stress-free living and travel.