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[jackfoxy]

Redwood, California? Was this article written by ChatGPT? Did a local human editor even read this?

[cronix → jackfoxy]

I see spelling mistakes all of the time in print media, and they've had spellcheck for 30+ years.

[mangosteenjuice → jackfoxy]

I can see how "Redwood City" could become "City of Redwood", and then just "Redwood", through multiple steps. I had never heard of it before moving to norcal.

[asveikau → mangosteenjuice]

Neil Young, who lives nearby, called it simply "Redwood" in 1972's hit Heart of Gold. (I've been to Hollywood; I've been to Redwood.)

[DerekL → jackfoxy]

It's been fixed now.

[ElfinTrousers → jackfoxy]

Do human editors catch every mistake? No.

[jackfoxy → ElfinTrousers]

But a news site (SFGate) that purports to be local to the area should know the name of the county seat of one of the Bay Area counties.

[ElfinTrousers → jackfoxy]

I feel ridiculous having to explain this, but it's possible to know the name of a place and still get it wrong when you intend to write it down, or overlook a mistake when reading it over.