Red Words

Technically, we'll have a lot of news here at Red Words too, but there's no reason news can't be fun. This blog, launched today, is going to be about all things Redlands. There's a rumor going around town that this is an election year so the next few weeks' content will probably lean to the political side of things. But since there's much more to Redlands than campaign contributions and requests for council action, this blog won't be limited to happenings in and around City Hall.

I'll get Red Words started by introducing myself. I'm Andrew Edwards, and I've covered Redlands for The Sun since March. For the past six months I've divided my time between Redlands and other East Valley cities but beginning this week my sole focus will be Redlands. I started working for The Sun in January 2006 and covered Highland and the local mountain communities during my first year on the job.

Before coming to The 909, I worked in Orange County for three Tribune Co. newspapers, the Daily Pilot (Costa Mesa and Newport Beach), The Huntington Beach Independent and Laguna Beach Coastline Pilot. I graduated from UCLA with degrees in political science and history in 2003. UCLA doesn't have a journalism school, but I spent my last year at college covering the University of California Board of Regents for the Daily Bruin.

I want to stress that this blog won't be about me - it's about Redlands. That means I don't get to write opinions - but you can. I'm hoping this will become an active forum on Redlands issues so I want to encourage anyone who finds Red Words to submit their comments if they have something to say.