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As 2024 winds down, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the incredible journey of the Redwood City Pulse. Since launching in 2021, we’ve grown from a small news site to a trusted source for thousands of readers like you.
Thank you for making us part of your daily routine and for trusting us to bring you the stories that matter most. Here’s to an even brighter 2025!
Take a look at some of the top stories from this year below.
Our inbox is always open. If you want to contribute a photo to our newsletter or if you have a story idea, email us at editor@rwcpulse.com.
-Michelle, Editor
Top Stories
A lot happened in Redwood City in 2024. Here were the top stories.
From significant milestones like the permanent closure of Broadway to create a pedestrian mall, to the reopening of Mazra after a devastating fire, and the passage of Measure BB to reform business taxes, 2024 was a year marked by transformative events and key moments for Redwood City.
15 restaurants and eateries coming to the Peninsula in 2025
The new year is set to be an exciting one already: A cat cafe serving Korean drinks and snacks will open in Santa Clara, a robotic food truck brand is opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant in San Mateo, and a “Top Chef” and “Iron Chef” winner is opening a restaurant in Sunnyvale. Here is a roundup of 14 restaurants and eateries expected to open in winter and spring 2025.
Chilly temperatures forecast for New Year’s Eve
The Bay Area will shiver as it rings in the New Year, when temperatures are expected to dip on the last day of 2024 to the lowest they have been all year for much of the region.
Air District asks residents to not burn wood, set off fireworks over New Years’ holiday
Wood burning can affect both indoor and outdoor air quality, and wood smoke generates the major source of air pollution in the Bay Area in the wintertime.
Ask a Master Gardener: Before you spray for pests, find out which pesticides are now restricted
Starting Jan. 1, some insecticide ingredients commonly used to treat ornamental plants, trees, turf and other plants will no longer be available to buy off the shelf in California.
New law inspired by ex-lawmaker’s DUI adds to alcohol education in California schools
California public schools will expand alcohol education in 2025 thanks to a new law. The law’s author, Wendy Carrillo, wrote the legislation following her DUI arrest, saying she didn’t want students to make the same mistakes she did.
Vallejo ‘Gone Girl’ kidnapper charged in 2009 South Bay home invasions
Muller, convicted in the 2015 Vallejo kidnapping of Huskins, is facing new charges in a series of previously unsolved home invasions, prosecutors said.
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Music: The Paperback Cats
Feldman’s Books hosts an afternoon New Year’s Eve celebration with a performance featuring The Paperback Cats, a jazz quintet composed of passionate young musicians.
Community: San Mateo on Ice
Go ice skating in San Mateo’s Central Park via public skate sessions, private tents for up to 40 people or private ice sessions. Tickets must be purchased online.
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