Redwood City

Body Found At Hoover Pool: Gabriel Contreras Dead Beneath Pool Cover In Redwood City Public Pool

San Jose Mercury News | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


A maintenance worker found the body of Gabriel Contreras, 21, of Palo Alto after lifting part of the cover from the swimming pool at Hoover Park. The ...

People v. Ayres: Where's the Justice?

Robin Sax | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics


Robin Sax

Why are the prosecutor and the defense attorney in cahoots to keep a journalist from observing the Dr. William Ayres child molestation trial in Redwood City?

Some Hard Truth About Hard Times

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics


Jeffrey Shaffer

Using the Depression as a baseline for discussions of national prosperity ignores an important historical truth: for millions of average citizens, money was tight prior to the 1930s.

Tech Worker Found Dead In Vat Of Sulfuric Acid

CNet Blog | Natalie Weinstein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


A worker at a circuit board factory in Redwood City, Calif., was found dead in a waist-high vat of sulfuric acid over the weekend. Even more disturbi...