Climate Best by Government Test
A strange motto, by today's terms! The level of mistrust that many appear to have in their governments would make a slogan like this a non-starter nowadays, but for Redwood City it looks quaint, and it harks back to another time, when people were perhaps more generally public-spirited, and less scared of not being able to make ends meet.
The history is that starting before World War I, the United States and German governments began conducting climate surveys and gathering meteorological data. Their findings revealed Redwood City to be at the center of one of the world's three best climates (The other two? The Canary Islands and the Mediterranean Coast of North Africa). With that research in hand Wilbur H. Doxsee was awarded a prize of $10 for his entry in the city's slogan competition.