The Murder that Ended a Young Bay Area Editor’s Crusade to Save the Redwoods

The murder that ended a young Bay Area editor’s crusade to save the redwoods

Ten days before 31-year-old newspaper editor Ralph Sidney Smith was shot and killed by an angry reader on the streets of Redwood City, he enjoyed a final visit to his favorite place on Earth. In November of 1887, as editor of the Redwood City Times and Gazette, Smith escorted a party of state officials deep into the redwood forest of Big Basin in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. He was well acquainted with what he called the “savage beauty” of t…

Redwood City youth football team raises money for upcoming Super Bowl

The Redwood City 49ers 13-and-under football team is headed to North Carolina to compete in the Pop Warner Super Bowl.The team, however, is seeking to raise $40,000 to pay for every player’s travel expenses.  The post Redwood City youth football team raises money for upcoming Super Bowl  appeared first on The Almanac.

Redwood City youth football team raises money for upcoming Super Bowl

The Redwood City 49ers 13-and-under football team is headed to North Carolina to compete in the Pop Warner Super Bowl.The team, however, is seeking to raise $40,000 to pay for every player’s travel expenses.  The post Redwood City youth football team raises money for upcoming Super Bowl  appeared first on Redwood City Pulse.