Redwood City News

An information-technology consultant has been charged with a string of Silicon Valley office burglaries that shut down business computer networks and might have cost companies millions of dollars in losses, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced today, June 19. Andrew Madrid, 39, of San Jose, allegedly stole computer components ... (more)

San Mateo County prosecutors say 49-year-old Zhi Liu did not enter a plea to multiple charges of pimping, human trafficking and pandering during a court appearance Monday because there was no Mandarin interpreter.

Redwood City joins two other Peninsula cities, San Carlos and San Mateo , to take advantage of the latest technology that aims to change the way we find parking .

An Atherton real estate investor pleaded guilty to mail fraud and bid rigging at public auctions of foreclosed properties outside the San Mateo County courthouse in Redwood City, according to the Department of Justice.

This is an excerpt from prepared remarks by Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, for the Sequoia High School commencement in Redwood City on June 7. Given the spirit and drive you have, I decided what I wanted to tell you today is simple to believe in yourselves.

Atherton Vice Mayor Jerry Carlson plans to hit the road soon after he steps down from the city council on July 1. "I felt that while on the council that I shouldn't take time off for vacations," Carlson, 76, said in an interview Tuesday.

The Redwood City Fire Department is getting a brand new fireboat - and of course every boat needs a name.

Dolphins are fascinating. Intelligent and interested in humans, the cetaceans have been part of the entertainment business since long before Sea World.

The city of Menlo Park raided its sofa and found some pocket change, bumping up its projected 2013-14 fiscal year budget by approximately $400,000.

Switching the county's solid waste board from senior city staff members to elected officials has no demonstrable advantage, according to the civil grand jury which also concluded in the same report that customers aren't that informed about the agency overseeing their garbage and recycling services.

A Yep, Mrs. Roadshow and I made that trek not too long ago. I don't think our poor Prius has recovered.

In this Oct. 1, 2011 file photo, a Netflix DVD envelope and Netflix on-screen television menu are shown in Surfside, Fla.

In late February, a thief or thieves cracked into Evernote's digital vault filled with log-ins, passwords and email addresses belonging to 50 million users.

The move comes as a direct result of strong company growth and sustained marketplace traction.

It was just a few months before Linda and I got married. We were living in Redwood City, California, and renting a split-level house.

A man hanging off the side of a train jumped off at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Middlefield Road in Redwood City before 8:27 p.m. Tuesday, June 11. Petty theft.

The San Mateo County Fair greets visitors with high-pitched carnival music, aromas of deep-fried foods and the roaring of rickety rides.

Kenny Metcalf, an Elton John tribute musician, will perform tomorrow, June 14, as part of Redwood City's "Music on the Square" summer live music series.

Menlo Park Fire Protection District firefighters help extinguish a three-alarm blaze that destroyed the front attic and patio of an Atherton home and damaged a neighbor's roof on Thursday, June 13, 2013.

Vibrant landscapes in oil by Menlo Park artist Alice Weil are featured in "Fresh Impressions" at the Portola Art Gallery at the Allied Arts Guild.