Redwood Shores | |
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 Redwood Shores Lagoon, with the former Oracle headquarters visible in the background | |
| Motto: Climate Best By Government Test[1] | |
  Redwood Shores Location within San Francisco Bay Area | |
| Coordinates:37°31′55″N122°14′53″W / 37.5318804°N 122.2480219°W /37.5318804; -122.2480219[2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Mateo |
| City | Redwood City |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,781 |
| • Density | 5,132/sq mi (1,981/km2) |
| ZIP code | 94065 |
| Area code | 650 |
Redwood Shores is a waterfront community inRedwood City, California, along the western shore ofSan Francisco Bay on theSan Francisco Peninsula inSan Mateo County. Redwood Shores is the home of several major technology companies, includingOracle Corporation (which relocated its headquarters in 2020),Electronic Arts,Nintendo,Zuora,Qualys,Crystal Dynamics andShutterfly.
Redwood Shores was built up fromreclaimed 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, theLeslie 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 theSan Andreas Fault andHayward Fault. The ensuing battle between various government agencies and business interests eventually made Leslie Salt lose interest in the project. As a result, Bank of America became the owner of the development in 1972.[4]
It was the home of theMarine World/Africa U.S.A., California theme park from the 1960s to 1986, when the park moved toVallejo, California (eventually becomingSix Flags Discovery Kingdom). The former location of Marine World has evolved into homes, townhomes, condominiums, apartments, parks, preserved land, and Silicon Valley business parks with headquarters including the former headquarters ofOracle Corporation.[5] In December 2020, Oracle announced that it had relocated its corporate headquarters from Redwood Shores to Austin, Texas.[6]
Redwood Shores is located roughly halfway betweenSan Francisco andSan Jose, and is bordered byBelmont andSan Carlos to the southwest.Foster City lies to the northwest andBair Island to the southeast; both are separated from Redwood Shores by sloughs. To the northeast isSan Francisco Bay.
| Climate data for Redwood Shores, California | |||||||||||||
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| 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) | 76 (24) | 110 (43) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 59.1 (15.1) | 62.7 (17.1) | 65.3 (18.5) | 69.8 (21.0) | 72.1 (22.3) | 75.3 (24.1) | 77.5 (25.3) | 78.4 (25.8) | 77.5 (25.3) | 74.2 (23.4) | 65.3 (18.5) | 58.6 (14.8) | 69.7 (20.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 43.2 (6.2) | 45.9 (7.7) | 48.3 (9.1) | 50.6 (10.3) | 53.4 (11.9) | 56.9 (13.8) | 58.8 (14.9) | 59.2 (15.1) | 57.8 (14.3) | 53.7 (12.1) | 49.4 (9.7) | 42.6 (5.9) | 51.7 (10.9) |
| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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[7] | |||||||||||||
Major technology companies maintain headquarters in Redwood Shores, among themImperva andElectronic Arts. The community also includes a branch ofErnst & Young, the West Coast office ofWeil, Gotshal & Manges,[8] and the headquarters ofRelayware. For many years, Redwood Shores was the global headquarters ofOracle Corporation, until in December 2020 it announced its relocation toAustin, Texas.[6]
The Redwood Shores Branch of the Redwood City Public Library serves the community. To the south Redwood Shores is bordered by theSan Carlos Airport.
Redwood Shores is the setting for college rowing races, including competitions amongPac-12 Conference universities.
The community of Redwood Shores is served by theBelmont – Redwood Shores School District, which maintains the two schools located in Redwood Shores and five more schools in Belmont.
Pacific harbor seals have occasionally been spotted in the waterways and lagoons around Redwood Shores. The areas in and around the community are home to a variety of wildlife, includingraccoons,skunks,ducks,geese,egrets,great blue herons,clapper rails,harvest field mice,stingrays,jellyfish, and many other species.Canada geese pose a nuisance and the community is actively working on reducing their presence.[9]
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