Type | Free daily newspaper |
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Format | Compact / Tabloid |
Owner(s) | MediaNews Group |
Publisher | Shareef Dajani |
Editor | Lucinda Ryan |
Founded | August 9, 2000 |
Ceased publication | April 7, 2009 |
Headquarters | Redwood City, CA United States |
Website | redwoodcitydailynews.com/ |
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On November 12, 2004, the Redwood City Daily News became one of the first print media outlets in the United States to report late-breaking news of national interest. The trial of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife Laci Peterson and their unborn son had taken place at the Redwood City courthouse, and less than an hour after the jury read their verdict the Daily News began circulation of an "extra" edition which announced the result. [1]
The surviving Daily News papers merged on April 7, 2009.
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