Redwood Shores, California




Place in California, United States























Redwood Shores
District of Redwood City, California

A Redwood Shores waterway/lagoon with hills of Belmont, California in background
A Redwood Shores waterway/lagoon with hills of Belmont, California in background



Redwood Shores is located in San Francisco Bay Area

Redwood Shores

Redwood Shores



Location within San Francisco Bay Area

Coordinates: 37°31′55″N 122°14′53″W / 37.5318804°N 122.2480219°W / 37.5318804; -122.2480219[1]Coordinates: 37°31′55″N 122°14′53″W / 37.5318804°N 122.2480219°W / 37.5318804; -122.2480219[1]
Country United States
State California
County San Mateo
City Redwood City

Redwood Shores is a waterfront community in Redwood City, California. It is located along the western shore of San Francisco Bay on the San Francisco Peninsula in San Mateo County. Redwood Shores is the home of several major technology companies, including Oracle Corporation, Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Qualys, Crystal Dynamics and Shutterfly.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


    • 1.1 Climate




  • 2 History


  • 3 Redwood Shores today


  • 4 Wildlife


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Geography


Redwood Shores is located roughly halfway between San Francisco and San Jose, and is bordered by Belmont and San Carlos to the southwest. Foster City lies to the northwest and Bair Island to the southeast; both are separated from Redwood Shores by sloughs. To the northeast is San Francisco Bay. Bair Island technically connects Redwood Shores to Redwood City, but there are no bridges between Redwood Shores and Bair Island. As a result, there is no way to drive from Redwood City to Redwood Shores (and vice versa) without exiting Redwood City and passing through San Carlos or Belmont (via unincorporated San Mateo County).



Climate





































































































Climate data for Redwood Shores, California
Month
 Jan
 Feb
 Mar
 Apr
 May
 Jun
 Jul
 Aug
 Sep
 Oct
 Nov
 Dec
 Year
Record high °F (°C)
 78
(26)
 80
(27)
 89
(32)
 97
(36)
 102
(39)
 109
(43)
 110
(43)
 105
(41)
 107
(42)
 104
(40)
 87
(31)
 77
(25)
 110
(43)
Average high °F (°C)
 59.8
(15.4)
 62.7
(17.1)
 65.3
(18.5)
 69.3
(20.7)
 72.1
(22.3)
 76.3
(24.6)
 78.6
(25.9)
 79.1
(26.2)
 78.3
(25.7)
 74.4
(23.6)
 65.3
(18.5)
 59.5
(15.3)
 70.1
(21.2)
Average low °F (°C)
 45.2
(7.3)
 46.1
(7.8)
 48.3
(9.1)
 50.6
(10.3)
 53.4
(11.9)
 56.9
(13.8)
 58.6
(14.8)
 59.1
(15.1)
 57.2
(14.0)
 53.7
(12.1)
 49.4
(9.7)
 44.5
(6.9)
 51.9
(11.1)
Record low °F (°C)
 16
(−9)
 25
(−4)
 29
(−2)
 33
(1)
 36
(2)
 39
(4)
 40
(4)
 43
(6)
 38
(3)
 33
(1)
 29
(−2)
 19
(−7)
 16
(−9)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
 3.80
(97)
 3.95
(100)
 2.98
(76)
 1.08
(27)
 0.47
(12)
 0.1
(2.5)
 0.
(0)
 0.02
(0.51)
 0.12
(3.0)
 1.02
(26)
 2.33
(59)
 3.64
(92)
 19.51
(495.01)
Source: "The Weather Channel[2]


History




Oracle headquarters


Redwood Shores was built up from reclaimed land[3] in the marshes of San Francisco Bay in the 1960s, much like its neighbor, Foster City, but the development almost never came to be. The owner of the land, the Leslie Salt Company, filled in soft ground known as "bay mud" formerly used for salt-evaporation ponds, but a significant controversy developed over fears of its susceptibility to serious earthquake damage because the area is between and close to the San Andreas and Hayward faults. The ensuing battle between various government agencies and business interests eventually put Leslie Salt out of business. As a result, Bank of America became the owner of the development in 1972.[4]


It was the home of the Marine World/Africa U.S.A., California park from the 1960s to 1986, when the park moved to Vallejo, California (eventually becoming Six Flags Discovery Kingdom). The former location of Marine World has evolved into posh homes and townhomes, condominiums, apartments, parks, preserved land, and Silicon Valley business parks and headquarters, including the headquarters of Oracle Corporation.[5]



Redwood Shores today




Electronic Arts headquarters




Oracle Corporation headquarters


Redwood Shores is populated with multimillion-dollar homes and town-homes, condominiums, and apartment complexes. Many of the houses and condominiums surround waterways/lagoons and have access to inner waterways through private boating docks. According to Forbes magazine, Redwood Shores is placed on top of "America's Top Selling Luxury Neighborhoods in 2009".[6]


Major technology companies maintain headquarters in Redwood Shores, among them Oracle Corporation and Electronic Arts. The community also includes a branch of Ernst & Young, the headquarters of Relayware, a hotel (Sofitel Bay Area), Sandpiper Elementary/Middle School and Redwood Shores Elementary School, and a branch of the Redwood City Library. To the south Redwood Shores is bordered by the San Carlos Airport.


Redwood Shores is the setting for college rowing races, including competitions among Pac-12 Conference universities. It is also the home of Bay Club Redwood Shores (more commonly known as the Pacific Athletic Club or PAC), a private sports club with 2 indoor/7 outdoor tennis courts, squash, pools, yoga, gym, water-park and clubhouse facilities.



Wildlife


Pacific harbor seals have occasionally been spotted in the waterways/lagoons around Redwood Shores. The areas in and around the community are home to a variety of wildlife including raccoons, skunks, ducks, geese, egrets, great blue herons, clapper rails, harvest field mice, sting rays, jellyfish, and many other species. Canada geese pose a nuisance and the community is actively working on reducing their presence.[7]



References





  1. ^ "Redwood Shores". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 6 April 1998. Retrieved 8 December 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Average Climate for Redwood City, California". The Weather Channel. October 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.


  3. ^ Jeanne Thivierge. The Development of Redwood Shores. Redwood City, a Hometown History, 2007, p. 384.
    ISBN 978-0-89863-297-2


  4. ^ John J. Fried. Life Along the San Andreas Fault. Saturday Review Press, 1973, pp.124-138.
    ISBN 0-8415-0233-1


  5. ^ RCPL: Redwood Shores: A Short History


  6. ^ Woolsey, Matt (April 22, 2009). "America's Top-Selling Luxury Neighborhoods". Forbes. Retrieved October 1, 2018.


  7. ^ "Canada Goose Control in the Shores". Redwood Shores Community Association. February 29, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2018.




External links








  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata

  • History of Redwood Shores

  • Redwood Shores Community Association

  • Redwood City Libraries










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