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The Nor Cal title marks a first for Sequoia High School, as no team in the school’s history has ever played in a Nor Cal final. The championship trophy awarded to the Ravens girls volleyball team is also the first the Ravens have won this season.
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Ravens make history with NorCal championship, move on to state
The Ravens girls volleyball team brought home the bacon Tuesday night, claiming the Nor Cal championship against No. 2 Lincoln-SF.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Nor Cal title marks a first for Sequoia High School, as no team in the school’s history has ever played in a Nor Cal final. The championship trophy awarded to the Ravens girls volleyball team is also the first the Ravens have won this season.
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Selected by the council after a month-long recruitment process, Heisinger, is expected to fill the shoes of Melissa Stevenson Diaz, who has served as the city manager of Redwood City for a decade and will be retiring Dec. 31.
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Patrick Heisinger tapped as Redwood City manager
Patrick Heisinger will be promoted to Redwood City manager on the last day of the year, pending the city council's approval of an employment agreement.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Selected by the council after a month-long recruitment process, Heisinger, is expected to fill the shoes of Melissa Stevenson Diaz, who has served as the city manager of Redwood City for a decade and will be retiring Dec. 31.
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While the goal of the 50-year mortgage is to make homeownership more affordable since the longer term of the mortgage results in a reduced monthly payment, the proposal was widely panned by economic analysts.
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Would a 50-Year mortgage help Peninsula buyers? Local experts doubt it
Last week, President Donald Trump floated the idea of 50-year mortgages in a post on Truth Social. While the goal of the 50-year mortgage is to make homeownership more affordable since the longer ter...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
While the goal of the 50-year mortgage is to make homeownership more affordable since the longer term of the mortgage results in a reduced monthly payment, the proposal was widely panned by economic analysts.
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Six of the 11 Stanford University students who broke into the university president’s office last year to protest the war in Gaza intend to take plea deals, one of the students said Monday as the group’s felony vandalism trial kicked off in San Jose.
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Six students seek plea deals in Stanford vandalism case
Six of the 11 Stanford University students who broke into the university president's office last year to protest the war in Gaza intend to take plea deals, one of the students said Monday as the group...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Six of the 11 Stanford University students who broke into the university president’s office last year to protest the war in Gaza intend to take plea deals, one of the students said Monday as the group’s felony vandalism trial kicked off in San Jose.
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The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will discuss policies targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the area at the regular meeting Tuesday. www.rwcpulse.com/san-mateo-co...
San Mateo County supes to talk ICE
Supervisors Noelia Corzo and Ray Mueller are presenting the ordinance, which would further limit the county’s cooperation with ICE, establish a public notice system regarding ICE, and regulate law enf...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will discuss policies targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the area at the regular meeting Tuesday. www.rwcpulse.com/san-mateo-co...
TIDE Academy in Menlo Park is at risk of closing, with the Sequoia Union High School District’s board planning to make a decision by the end of February. The move comes as the district grapples with a structural deficit and declining enrollment.
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Sequoia school board considers closing TIDE Academy
TIDE Academy in Menlo Park is at risk of closing, with the Sequoia Union High School District's board planning to make a decision by the end of February.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
TIDE Academy in Menlo Park is at risk of closing, with the Sequoia Union High School District’s board planning to make a decision by the end of February. The move comes as the district grapples with a structural deficit and declining enrollment.
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Less than two weeks after an early morning blaze at Avenue Liquors killed two employees, around 40 community members congregated Friday night at Red Morton Park to honor them, some recounting stories and memories.
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Redwood City neighbors exalt Avenue Liquors fire victims
Less than two weeks after an early morning blaze at Avenue Liquors killed two employees, around 40 community members congregated Friday night at Red Morton Park to honor them, some recounting stories ...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Less than two weeks after an early morning blaze at Avenue Liquors killed two employees, around 40 community members congregated Friday night at Red Morton Park to honor them, some recounting stories and memories.
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Seven detainees at an immigration detention center in California City have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers.
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Immigrants sue over conditions in California’s newest and largest ICE detention center
Seven detainees at an immigration detention center in California City have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is d...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Seven detainees at an immigration detention center in California City have sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, alleging the facility is polluted by sewage leaks, infested with bugs and is denying people access to food, water and their lawyers.
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Binder, who is currently the Interim Police Chief in Gilroy, said he first wants to try to heal the Sheriff’s Office.
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San Mateo County appoints Kenneth Binder as sheriff
Kenneth Binder, on Wednesday, was selected to lead the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Binder, who is currently the Interim Police Chief in Gilroy, said he first wants to try to heal the Sheriff’s Office.
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Looking for housing that’s more than just a place to hang your hat? Welcome to Le Chateau McMansion, a rental home in Redwood City, where tenants don’t just share walls: They share their lives.
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From shared bills to built-in friends: The Silicon Valley house redefining rental life
Looking for housing that's more than just a place to hang your hat? Welcome to Le Chateau McMansion, a rental home in Redwood City, where tenants don't just share walls: They share their lives. At th...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Looking for housing that’s more than just a place to hang your hat? Welcome to Le Chateau McMansion, a rental home in Redwood City, where tenants don’t just share walls: They share their lives.
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When Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes arrests, the agency rarely notifies local leaders. But when local leaders learn of nearby operations, many tend not to tell the public.
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Redwood City community breaks on ICE
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes arrests, the agency rarely notifies local leaders. But when local leaders learn of nearby operations, many tend not to tell the public.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement makes arrests, the agency rarely notifies local leaders. But when local leaders learn of nearby operations, many tend not to tell the public.
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Police were engaged in a standoff that began around 2:53 p.m., with gunfire reported shortly after 3:20 p.m., authorities said. It remains unclear what led up to the standoff or the condition of the person who was shot.
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Police shoot man during standoff in Redwood City
A man has been shot by a police officer during a standoff in Redwood City, according to a news report by ABC7.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Police were engaged in a standoff that began around 2:53 p.m., with gunfire reported shortly after 3:20 p.m., authorities said. It remains unclear what led up to the standoff or the condition of the person who was shot.
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The two people who died in an early morning blaze at a liquor store last Monday have been identified, Redwood City police announced.
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Identities of those killed in Redwood City liquor store fire released
The two people who died in an early morning blaze at a liquor store last Monday have been identified, Redwood City police announced.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The two people who died in an early morning blaze at a liquor store last Monday have been identified, Redwood City police announced.
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The National Weather Service warned that an atmospheric river is expected to bring strong winds, moderate to heavy rain, and a small chance of thunderstorms across the Bay Area beginning late Wednesday and lasting through Thursday.
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Strong winds, heavy rain expected as atmospheric river reaches Bay Area midweek
The National Weather Service warned that an atmospheric river is expected to bring strong winds, moderate to heavy rain, and a small chance of thunderstorms across the Bay Area beginning late Wednesda...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The National Weather Service warned that an atmospheric river is expected to bring strong winds, moderate to heavy rain, and a small chance of thunderstorms across the Bay Area beginning late Wednesday and lasting through Thursday.
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A Redwood City man is accused of setting a fire to two mattresses inside a Marymount apartment on Saturday, Nov. 1, sparking a blaze that forced the evacuation of the Marshall Street complex, according to prosecutors.
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Alleged mattress arson at Redwood City apartments; $100K bail
A Redwood City man is accused of setting a fire to two mattresses inside a Marymount apartment on Saturday, Nov. 1, sparking a blaze that forced the evacuation of the Marhall Street complex, according...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A Redwood City man is accused of setting a fire to two mattresses inside a Marymount apartment on Saturday, Nov. 1, sparking a blaze that forced the evacuation of the Marshall Street complex, according to prosecutors.
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The shirts are the start to the Redwood City high school’s “Never Say the N-Word campaign,” an initiative started by the Black Student Union to stop the excessive use of the N-word on campus.
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Sequoia High addresses use of racial slur in schoolwide campaign
On Thursdays, Sequoia High School staff members can be spotted wearing the same black T-shirts across campus. On the front it says, “Never Say the N-word,” but as they turn around a bold red message f...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The shirts are the start to the Redwood City high school’s “Never Say the N-Word campaign,” an initiative started by the Black Student Union to stop the excessive use of the N-word on campus.
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Stanford Health Care and Kaiser Permanente are just two health care providers on the Peninsula that are pausing certain telehealth visits for Medicare patients as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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Citing shutdown, Stanford Health Care stops telehealth visits
Stanford Health Care and Kaiser Permanente are just two health care providers on the Peninsula that are pausing certain telehealth visits for Medicare patients as a result of the ongoing federal gover...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Stanford Health Care and Kaiser Permanente are just two health care providers on the Peninsula that are pausing certain telehealth visits for Medicare patients as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
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North Star Academy students will bring the comedic whodunit “Murder in the Knife Room” to the stage Nov. 7–9 at McKinley Auditorium in Redwood City.
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North Star Academy students stage comic murder mystery
A room full of knives. A mysterious body. And a lineup of delightfully suspicious characters. North Star Academy students will bring the comedic whodunit “Murder in the Knife Room” to the stage Nov. 7...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
North Star Academy students will bring the comedic whodunit “Murder in the Knife Room” to the stage Nov. 7–9 at McKinley Auditorium in Redwood City.
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San Mateo County has released the names of the candidates qualified to serve as the next sheriff after the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors removed former Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.
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Meet the candidates vying for sheriff of San Mateo County
San Mateo County has released the names of the candidates qualified to serve as the next sheriff after the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors removed former Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
San Mateo County has released the names of the candidates qualified to serve as the next sheriff after the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors removed former Sheriff Christina Corpus from office.
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The Peninsula loves its pets. With pleasant weather here for much of the year, it’s not unusual to see dogs out and about with their people, even faithfully waiting (or maybe begging) under the table during mealtimes at restaurants with outdoor dining.
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From ‘yappy hour’ to doggie scrambles, here are a few Peninsula restaurants serving up canine meals and treats
The Peninsula loves its pets. Some local eateries offer special dog menus so that canines can enjoy chowing down on a meal just for them alongside their human companions.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The Peninsula loves its pets. With pleasant weather here for much of the year, it’s not unusual to see dogs out and about with their people, even faithfully waiting (or maybe begging) under the table during mealtimes at restaurants with outdoor dining.
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Now six weeks into the federal government shutdown, which has delayed and reduced CalFresh food assistance benefits, Redwood City residents can access a number of resources to keep their bellies full.
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Free meals and groceries in Redwood City
Now six weeks into the federal government shutdown, which has delayed and reduced CalFresh food assistance benefits, Redwood City residents can access a number of resources to keep their bellies full.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Now six weeks into the federal government shutdown, which has delayed and reduced CalFresh food assistance benefits, Redwood City residents can access a number of resources to keep their bellies full.
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The family of Kyle Harrison, a 25-year-old man who died inside the Maple Street Correctional Facility in March, plans to sue the county, claiming jail staff incorrectly gave Harrison methadone and did not check on him, which led to his ultimate death.
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Family of deceased inmate says jail staff’s mistake led to son’s death
The family of Kyle Harrison, a 25-year-old man who died inside the Maple Street Correctional Facility in March, plans to sue the county, claiming jail staff incorrectly gave Harrison methadone and did...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The family of Kyle Harrison, a 25-year-old man who died inside the Maple Street Correctional Facility in March, plans to sue the county, claiming jail staff incorrectly gave Harrison methadone and did not check on him, which led to his ultimate death.
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The city of Redwood City is bracing itself for a midweek storm expected to bring rain, gusty winds and a slight chance of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.
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Storm brings rain, gusty winds to Redwood City
The city of Redwood City is bracing itself for a midweek storm expected to bring rain, gusty winds and a slight chance of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
The city of Redwood City is bracing itself for a midweek storm expected to bring rain, gusty winds and a slight chance of thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.
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The Midpeninsula may no longer claim the nation’s most expensive ZIP code after Atherton’s eight-year reign ended, but the region is home to one of the highest concentrations of billionaires in the world.
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Half of world’s 10 richest billionaires call the Midpeninsula home
The Midpeninsula may no longer claim the nation’s most expensive ZIP code after Atherton’s eight-year reign ended when Fisher Island, Florida, took the top spot earlier this year — but the region is h...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Midpeninsula may no longer claim the nation’s most expensive ZIP code after Atherton’s eight-year reign ended, but the region is home to one of the highest concentrations of billionaires in the world.
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Despite concerns about potential involvement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), crowds filled the streets of downtown Redwood City to celebrate Día de los Muertos, an event with roots in Mexico that honors the deceased.
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Thousands pack Courthouse Square for Día de los Muertos
Despite concerns about potential involvement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), crowds filled the streets of downtown Redwood City to celebrate Día de los Muertos, an event with roots ...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Despite concerns about potential involvement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), crowds filled the streets of downtown Redwood City to celebrate Día de los Muertos, an event with roots in Mexico that honors the deceased.
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