Stanford’s growing presence in Redwood City has been fascinating to watch. Stanford’s first foray into the city began with the purchase in 200…
Greg Wilson
I was saddened to discover that University Art, the fabulous art supply store located on El Camino Real in Redwood City, is closing. Although …
For most of my life I’ve loved movies. Although I didn’t get to the movies often as a kid — my dad didn’t care for them, although my mom did —…
My father used to tell us kids that we shouldn’t think of our homes as an investment. Although he was certainly in favor of home ownership whe…
I have to hand it to Menlo Park, they seem to do things in a big way. First was the massive Facebook (now Meta) campus, and then there was all…
Although some miners undoubtedly got rich during California’s gold rush, the people we remember are those who supplied them: people like Levi …
As I write this, I’ve just gotten off an overnight train trip from Olympia, Washington. Some dear friends just moved to that area, and my wife…
I love maps. I love to try and puzzle out why odd-looking boundaries are the way they are, and I love to discover new and interesting ways to …
Last week I wrote about a couple of affordable housing projects now well under construction in that city. The walk I took to check on their pr…