The City of Redwood City has contracted with DeSilva Gates Construction for Layout Digs and Spot Reconstruction at Lagoon & Oracle, Bridge Parkway & Quay Lane, as well as Redwood Shores, Shell, & Shearwater Parkways. Please be patient and aware of lane closures and work equipment in these areas. This project should be completed in July, but timelines are subject to change with little communication offered.
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Show Your Cards on November 13th!
Each year, RSCA provides all homes and businesses in Redwood Shores with a RED/GREEN Disaster Signal Card designed to help emergency responders quickly assess who needs immediate help and who is OK, in a disaster scenario, and for use in drills occasionally. This year, it was printed in the center page of this PILOT, so you can tear it out and keep it (and hopefully never need the red side). Please keep this card where you can locate it quickly. Also keep tape nearby so that you can quickly put it where it can be seen clearly from the street. This may be in a front window or on your front or garage door depending on the layout of your particular neighborhood. If you need assistance, this card will help get the quickest response. The card should not be displayed year-round.
Emergency Preparedness
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Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA) is dedicated to ensuring that residents and businesses are prepared for emergencies that may arise in our area.
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community. Continue reading
San Mateo 101 Express Lanes Construction
Caltrans is constructing express lanes on U.S. 101 from the San Mateo County/Santa Clara County Line to I-380 in South San Francisco. Express lanes are expected to open from the San Mateo County/Santa Clara County Line to Redwood City in late-2021 and from Redwood City to I-380 in late-2022.
Last Call: Redwood City to Conclude Redistricting Community Workshop this Saturday!
Redwood City is accepting community feedback until the last Redistricting Community Workshop, which is this coming Saturday, October 9th. Once the community workshops have concluded, the mapping phase will begin. Apart from the community survey form available on the Redistricting page, and the PDF COI placemat/map, we encourage you to provide input via email to .
Note: RSCA recommends Shores residents submit feedback to the committee indicating the preference to keep Redwood Shores as ONE district, not to be divided or somehow merged with other areas of Redwood City, to best serve our unique community interests.
How do Housing Laws Apply to the Shores Landing Senior Facility?
After resolving a registered sex offender moving out of Shores Landing in August, RSCA discovered another resident on the sex offender registry in September who subsequently moved several weeks later. Given Shores Landing’s proximity to a childcare center, the recent findings have raised valid questions to the legality of the situations amongst the Shores community – and we put together this guide to help navigate the complexities.
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Pumpkin Decorating 2021
Show Off Your Pumpkins!
Whether you carve it, paint it, or disguise it, you’re encouraged to participate in the 2021 Pumpkin Decorating Contest sponsored by your Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA). As you prepare for Halloween by setting up your spooky decorations for this beloved fall holiday, snap some photos to share with community members! Shores residents can click here to submit your pumpkin photos. Photos are due by 11/10.
RSCA members are eligible for prizes, and will be notified by the end of November. (You may contact to check your membership status.) We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Shores Landing Senior Facility News
Since learning about the Project Homekey Proposal in early November, RSCA has offered our community information, and asked many questions of local leaders, about the plans affecting our community. Shores Landing updates are included in The PILOT almost every month since it became operational. Following are some related links to information shared about this facility.
City Council Redistricting Community Workshop — September 1st
Join us for a Redistricting Community Workshop on September 1st
On Wednesday, September 1, Redwood City’s Advisory Redistricting Committee (ARC) will hold the next Redistricting Community Workshop at 6 pm via Zoom. While the workshop will be hosted in current City Council District 1 (Redwood Shores), all members of our community are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please see and share the flyer far and wide – at your book club, service club, place of worship, favorite park (dog parks included!) and with neighbors, friends, family, etc.
Shores History Collection
Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA) has served Shores residents, businesses and visitors for over 50 years. As our anniversary approaches, we are building a database of historical information to celebrate the uniqueness of our community.
Add Your Story to the History Archive
RSCA invites residents to upload historical details and photos about their HOA or memories from years spent living, working or visiting Redwood Shores:
Click here to submit historical information and photos.
(We may feature these in future editions of The PILOT.)
Take the Redwood Shores Historic Walk
To help you learn more about Redwood Shores’ past and present, RSCA created a Historic Walk that takes you to various scenic and historic spots in the neighborhood. This self-guided two-mile walk is accessible by foot or bicycle. (The route can also be driven, although many spots do not have available parking.)
You can log into the Redwood Shores Historic Walk link for Google Maps on your phone and take the tour with your mobile device. This digital, guided map will take you through each of the nine spots marked as relevant to the history of the Shores. At each point, you will find a short history lesson as well as archival photos which help tell of how Redwood Shores developed. There are also a few “Bonus Views” of spots to explore if you’re feeling like stretching your legs even further.
View the Redwood Shores Historic Walk in a larger map
On select weekends of the year, you can also look for signboards marking these points of interest for Redwood Shores. Nine signboards in total mark the various points on Bridge Parkway, Marine Parkway, Marlin Park, Davit Lane, and Shell Parkway.
Printed copies of the Redwood Shores Historic Walk are often available at the Redwood Shores Branch Library.
Thank you for your participation and support!