Redwood City News

A Caltrain struck and killed a man in Redwood City on Friday evening, an official said.

Two people were killed Friday on Caltrain tracks, within hours of each other in separate accidents in San Jose and Redwood City.

The arrests were made after a month-long undercover operation conducted by the San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force in cooperation with the East Palo Alto and Menlo Park police departments.

A decomposing body was found Thursday in a Redwood City public swimming pool that had been covered since July, police said.

Despite the lack of formal opposition to increase Redwood City's business license tax, voters rejected the measure Tuesday night, according to semi-official election results released by the San Mateo County elections office.

After a recent survey found Mountain View was charging businesses much more for solar permits than other Bay Area municipalities, the city is poised to cut its fees by 75 percent.

Chief Elections Officer Warren Slocum is hosting an election night gathering for those interested in following the returns on Tuesday at the Rotunda at 555 County Center in Redwood City.

Joining the growing list of Peninsula cities that require development projects to be more environmentally friendly, the Redwood City City Council unanimously passed the city's first green building ordinance last week.

A man who may be connected with jewelry store robberies locally and as far away as the East Coast was arrested in Redwood City last weekend, police said.

A Redwood City man has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and assault with a firearm in the 2007 Christmas Day shooting of two men in East Palo Alto, attorneys said Wednesday.

Balancing the Redwood City School District's budget is a top priority for three of four candidates running for the district board, though they have different ideas about how to accomplish that.

Two candidates for Redwood City City Council have built a significant lead in campaign fundraising, according to updated campaign disclosure statements released this week.

Mary Yonkers, right, with a bike trail friend. Photo courtesy Barry Grossman. Mary Yonkers, 58, of San Mateo, was killed by a truck driver while riding her bicycle to work on Shorewood Road in Redwood City last week.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. a " San Mateo County prosecutors have filed murder charges against a 28-year-old man who was on the lam for eight years after allegedly taking part in the killing of a Daly City teen.Erick Romeo Morales was arraigned Thursday.

Mountain View resident David Mitchell has given blood 625 times, starting in 1954 when he joined the military at age 17.

After visiting the Exploratorium, Bob Lambertson of Redwood City was so inspired by the spirit of experimentation that he decided to do a first-person investigation of the speed of sound in train rails.

Redwood City became the latest city Monday to sign up for a statewide program intended to let local governments recoup property tax dollars that state officials plan to borrow to balance California's budget.

Though Redwood City hasn't determined whether Cargill's application to do a massive development east of Highway 101 is complete, some Menlo Park City Council members already have taken a firm stance against the proposal.

Police in Redwood City are investigating a gang-related attack that left two injured Friday night, one hit with shovel handle and another stabbed multiple times.

The recently renovated Port of Redwood City Boat Launch Ramp Facility will be rededicated to highlight more than $1 million in improvements.