Can Redwood City Really Boast “Climate Best By Government Test”?

Bay Curious

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Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 30 September 2021

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Drive around downtown Redwood City and you're sure to see the city slogan on a big arching signs: "Climate Best by Government Test." The slogan caught the attention of Lauren Tankeh of San Carlos, who wanted to know if it's true. “Does Redwood City actually have the best weather?” Today on the show we look at the history of the town slogan. Plus: We answer a question from another listener about the origins of Los Gatos. It's a Peninsula special! Additional Reading: Can Redwood City Really Boast "Climate Best By Government Test”? Yes and No... Reported by Rachael Myrow. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Sebastian Miño-Bucheli and Brendan Willard. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Isabeth Mendoza, Paul Lancour, Suzie Racho, Carly Severn, Lina Blanco, Christopher Cox, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Jenny Pritchett. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	From K-Q-Q-ED. Take Caltrains through Redwood City and you will see the sign downtown that says
0:16.4	Climate Best by government test. Been there forever sounds kind of official, but is it?
0:23.7	So my question is, does Redwood City actually have the best weather?
0:29.1	That's Lauren Taunke of San Carlos, which is just north of Redwood City.
0:33.6	I think it's actually a little nicer in San Carlos.
0:36.4	I think we actually have nicer weather.
0:39.2	Time for a climate throwdown here in the bay?
0:42.0	Today on the show we'll learn about the
0:45.5	history behind Redwood City's slogan and we'll figure out is it true? I'm
0:51.8	Olivia Allen Price and this is Bay Curious.
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1:15.0	Today we're answering Lauren's question about Redwood City's slogan,
1:20.0	Climate Fest by Government Test.
1:23.0	Here to help us out is Rachel Myro, senior editor of KQD's Silicon Valley News Desk.
1:28.0	Hey Rachel, hey Olivia.
1:31.0	So I spent a lot of time in Redwood City and I see that slogan on these big
1:35.8	arching signs across Broadway downtown they're hard to miss they're huge and kind of
1:41.2	retro-looking if I had to, I'd say the slogan dates back to the 1950s.
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