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11/27/2025

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11/24/2025

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11/21/2025

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11/20/2025

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.

The Ravens girls volleyball team brought home the bacon Tuesday night, claiming the Nor Cal championship against No. 2 Lincoln-SF.

11/20/2025

Selected by the council after a month-long recruitment process, Heisinger, who is currently the assistant city manager, 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.

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.

11/20/2025

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.

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 term of the mortgage results in a reduced monthly payment, the proposal was widely panned by economic an...

11/18/2025

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.

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.

11/18/2025

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 enforcement’s use of face masks. The mission is to intensify the county’s low-cooperation ICE policy, which was adopted in 2023.

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 enforcement's use of face masks.

11/18/2025

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.

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.

11/18/2025

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.

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.

11/17/2025

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11/13/2025

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.

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.