About Lisa Karson

As a Realtor for Cashin Company, I rely on my experience as a life long Peninsula resident to help my clients in a variety of real estate transactions. I am a loyal, caring, hardworking mother of two. I have exceptional knowledge of the Bay Area Real Estate market. Before obtaining my Real Estate license, I was a practicing optician and owned my own business in Palo Alto.

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In the winter season, my family and I love to go to Dodge Ridge. It’s a great place to ski and also make snow men.

In the summer, the recreation department has a class on basket weaving taught by a really nice gal named Arvada, who is a native Indian form Mi-Wuk. Arvada’s classes are fun and informative and I highly recommend taking her class.

I was fortunate to have an Aunt and Uncle who lived in Mi Wuk since childhood and have been going there ever since.

Dodge Ridge is closer than Lake Tahoe and is very family friendly. We like to stay at the Pinecrest Inn or at the Mi-Wuk Village Inn.

If you should decide to visit, they have a great pizza place called “A pie in the sky”. My kids love it.

For both summer and winter vacations, I highly recommend giving the Dodge Ridge area a try! For more information visit their web site at www.Dodgeridge.com.

Lisa Karson
Burlingame & San Mateo

It is time for the 23rd Annual OLA Mother’s Club Fun Faire, Festa Italia. We are looking forward to a weekend full of fun and activities. Once again we open our doors to the parish community to show what great spirit we have here at Our Lady of Angels in Burlingame. Bring your families, friends, and your DENARO and get ready to celebrate Italian style! There will be rides & games throughout the weekend. We hope to see you there September 12th at 2-10pm and the 13th at 3-11pm.

Our Lady of Angels is located at: 1328 Cabrillo Ave, Burlingame, CA  94010

While searching for good information about the City of Burlingame, I found this short video produced by SmallTown. This video gives a quick virtual tour of Burlingame’s two hotest areas; Burlingame Avenue & Broadway Avenue. Enjoy!

-Lisa Karson

The Gold Rush and Statehood shortly thereafter in 1850, brought a booming economy to San Francisco. Wealthy San Franciscans built country homes in the area: William Davis, Merry Howard and his wife Agnes Poett, William Ralston, founder of Bank of California. 

Anson Burlingame, Lincoln’s first ambassador to China, visited Ralston’s “Belmont” estate and was enchanted with the area. He purchased 1,000 acres of what are now Burlingame and Hillsborough. His desire was to build an “ideal community.” 

The Burlingame Railroad station, which housed the first post office, was built in 1894.

 Other highlights include: construction of the mansions of the era: Uplands (now Crystal Springs Uplands School; Carolands (also known as Chateau Remillard) and the Newhall home.

 In 1908, the Women’s Club pushed for incorporation of the city. In 1910, to avoid annexation, Hillsborough incorporated. By 1920, the population was 4,000. 

For more information regarding the history of Burlingame, CA , please feel free to contact me!    

       -Lisa Karson