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Pacifica, California Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay. Overview The City of Pacifica is spread along a six mile (10 km) stretch of the north central California coastal beach and hills, nestled in several small valleys spanning between Sweeney Ridge above on the east, Montara Mountain to the south, and the Pacific Ocean's sandy beaches and rocky bluffs to the west.Pacifica is well known regionally as a popular surfing destination with Pacifica State Beach/Linda Mar Beach often crowded with surfers. Rockaway Beach is a scenic location and offers recreation, shopping and dining. 2005 marked the opening of the top ranked Pacifica Skateboard Park. Pacifica is also a popular mountain biking destination, with many trails crossing the hillsides that surround the city, including, Pedro Mountain Road, Sweeney Ridge, part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Fishermen frequent the local beaches, and the Pacifica Pier, catching fish including Striped Bass and Salmon. Many people also enjoy hiking and going barefoot in Pacifica, either along the many beaches and bluffs including Mori Point, or on the hillsides including San Pedro Valley County Park, the Sanchez Adobe and Milagra Ridge. For live local theater arts, Pacifica Spindrift Players is consistently popular, in addition to Pacifica Performances which regularly serves up both musical presentations and performing arts. Pacifica is also home to the Sharp Park Golf Course designed in 1931 by famous golf architect Alister MacKenzie. The world class bromeliad nursery, Shelldance Orchid Gardens is located just off Highway 1 in Pacifica, adjacent to the Sweeney Ridge hiking trailhead. Neighborhoods Pacifica is divided into roughly twelve distinct neighborhoods from north to south:Fairmont Westview (Pacific Highlands) Pacific Manor (Manor) Edgemar Sharp Park Fairway Park Vallemar andRockaway Beach Pedro PointandShelter Covein the south west, Linda Mar, Linda Mar Valley, (formerly Pedro Valley or San Pedro Valley) in the south. Park Pacifica in south east portions of the city (called the Back of the Valley). Government Governed by a city council of five elected members, with each council seat in turn serving as mayor for a one-year term. A City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk are appointed and serve in support of the Council to enact the ordinances passed by the Council, which meets biweekly on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Departments The major City departments, ranked by expenditure:32% - Police and Communication Services 23% - Fire and Emergency Services 6% - Development and Engineering 6% - Childcare programs 5% - City Attorney 5% - Public Works 5% - Parks, Beach & Recreation 5% - Finance and MIS Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 38,390 people, 13,994 households, and 9,655 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,038.9 people per square mile (1,173.6/km²). There were 14,245 housing units at an average density of 1,127.6/sq mi (435.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.51% White, 3.27% African American, 0.49% Native American, 15.29% Asian, 0.69% Pacific Islander, 4.18% from other races, and 6.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.61% of the population.There were 13,994 households out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.21.In the city the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.The median income for a household in the city was $71,737, and the median income for a family was $78,361 (these figures had risen to $82,000 and $102,463 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $50,761 versus $40,261 for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,183. About 1.2% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.The oldest person to ever live in Pacifica is Rose G. Rosenthal who was born on April 8, 1901, and died December 27, 2008.The Reverend Herschell Harkins Memorial pier was constructed in 1973 and was designed to carry sewage piping out to sea. It was closed in 1992 due to corrosion of some of the structure. Since then the pier has been repaired and is a well known fishing spot; on July 8–9, 1995, over 1000 salmon were caught from the pier. Top employers According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Climate Pacifica has a cool summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) typical of coastal areas of California. The National Weather Service has maintained a cooperative weather station in Pacifica since November 1, 1983. Based on those records, average January temperatures range from 45.8 °F (7.7 °C) to 56.7 °F (13.7 °C) and average September temperatures range from 53.9 °F (12.2 °C) to 71.8 °F (22.1 °C). There are an average of 3.0 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 0.2 day with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The highest temperature on record was 102 °F (39 °C) on October 5, 1987, and the lowest temperature was 23 °F (−5 °C) on December 22, 1990. Annual precipitation averages 30.29 inches (769 mm) and has ranged from 15.88 inches (403 mm) in 1990 to 43.17 inches (1,097 mm) in 1996. The most rainfall in one month was 18.05 inches (458 mm) in February 1998 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was 5.00 inches (127 mm) on December 27, 2004. There are an average of 66 days annually with measurable precipitation, most of which falls from October through May. Summer fogs often produce light drizzle in the night and morning hours. Condensation from the fogs also produces fog drip from trees overnight. No measurable snowfall has been recorded since records began. Politics In the state legislature Pacifica is located in the 8th Senate District, represented by Democrat Leland Yee, and in the 19th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Jerry Hill. Federally, Pacifica is located in California's 12th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +22 and is represented by Democrat Jackie Speier. Media The blog Pacifica Riptide actively covers local Pacifica news and is published daily, sometimes on the hour. The local newspaper the Pacifica Tribune is published every Wednesday, and originated as the Coastside Tribune early in the twentieth century; press deadline is noon on Friday. The Tribune was locally owned until its purchase by the ANG Newspapers in 1999. A Usenet news server group Pacifica-L also covers local politics, local news and other Pacifica related topics since 1994. The Fix Pacifica blog was started in 2009 as a discussion site for Pacifica news, politics, and current affairs.Pacifica Community Television, Pacifica's Emmy Award-winning local cable channel 26, has continuously operated for 30 years featuring community based television. Especially popular are the broadcasts of local governmental meetings plus education and entertainment programming including The Bruce Latimer Show, Ian Butler's Laugh Locally, Footprints of Pacifica and Down To Earth with Mel Zucker. Most Pacificans associate PCT's early days with Jeff's Best, a popular DJ and quiz show hosted by Jeff Gracia from 1978 to 1997. The show was a popular destination for kids and teenagers and featured live phone calls, trivia questions and a roulette wheel.In 1987, Kellie Risso & Jon Sullberg produced and Directed the documentary film Unknown Pacifica, a story told by the people who lived there and were part of or witnessed: rum running, speakeasies, houses of prostitution, distilleries and other vices of the times.In 2009, Pacifica saw international recognition in a convention panel by British actor Bradley James, who portrays Arthur Pendragon in the BBC One show, Merlin. James inquired about the nationality of a fan in the audience asking a question. When told they were from California, James asked if they were from Pacifica. But, alas, the fan was not from Pacifica. History Prehistorically, Pacifica was home to two significant Ohlone Indian villages including Pruristac located at San Pedro Creek near present day Adobe Drive and Timigtac on Calera Creek in the Rockaway Beach neighborhood.Pacifica is the location of the oldest European discovery of the San Francisco Bay. An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà sighted the bay by climbing the hills of Sweeney Ridge in Pacifica in October 31, 1769. Before then, earlier Spanish maritime explorers of the California coast (such as Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino) had missed the San Francisco Bay because heavy fog so frequently shrouded the entrance of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean (the Golden Gate). Sighting the San Francisco Bay accelerated the Spanish colonization of Alta California because it was the only large, safe, centrally located harbor on the Alta California coast. The Spanish had used Monterey Bay up until then as their main harbor, but it was much more dangerous than San Francisco Bay. In the Spanish era, Pacifica was the site of the San Pedro Valley Mission Outpost (1786–1793) of Mission Dolores. This was dissolved when a newly-independent Mexico secularized the mission system. Pacifica is also the site of the still extant Mexican-era Sánchez Adobe built in 1846. The city is located on a part of the Mexican land grant Rancho San Pedro given to Francisco Sanchez in 1839.Pacifica was incorporated in 1957, relatively recently in the history of San Mateo County, as the union of nine previously separate, unincorporated communities, including Edgemar, Sharp Park, Pacific Manor (or just Manor), Vallemar, Rockaway Beach and San Pedro Terrace-By-The-Sea, stops on the short lived Ocean Shore Railroad. Primary and secondary schools The public elementary and middle school district, known as Pacifica School District, (formerly the Laguna Salada School District), consists of Vallemar, Cabrillo, Ingrid B. Lacy, Sunset Ridge, Ortega, Linda Mar and Ocean Shore schools, and also a home schooling program. The administration office is located at 375 Reina del Mar Avenue, adjacent to Vallemar School. Each school enrolls about 550-600 students. There are two private K-8 schools, Good Shepherd School and Alma Heights Christian Academy.Pacifica has one private high school and two public high schools which are part of the Jefferson Union High School District. Oceana High School in the central part of the city while Terra Nova High School and Alma Heights Christian High School are in the south. Many students in the northern part of Pacifica attend Jefferson High School or Westmoor High School nearby in adjacent Daly City. Oceana's teaching paradigm is geared toward longer classes, senior exhibitions, and mandated community service. Much larger Terra Nova is a more traditional institution, featuring numerous sports, clubs, and a broad-based and enriching educational experience. Alma Heights Christian High School is a private high school located 5 minutes from popular Linda Mar Beach. Public libraries San Mateo County Library operates the Pacifica-Sanchez Library and the Pacifica-Sharp Park Library. Minor history The final scene of the movieHarold and Maude, where Harold drives a car off a cliff, was filmed at Mori Point in Pacifica. The house in the novelHouse of Sand and Fogis set in an unnamed coastal town, but the movie scouted Pacifica locations and then rebuilt them in Southern California for the actual filming. The scenes in the movie resemble older parts of Vallemar or Sharp Park near 'Sam's Castle'. Pacifica is also home to the onlyTaco Bellrestaurant (which was anA&Wuntil the early 1980s) located directly on a beach (Pacifica State Beach)[citation needed]; this Taco Bell was rated #9 on TheTravel Channel'sWorld Best Fast Food Stops. In 1971, Pacifica gained worldwide attention as the popular St. Peter's Catholic priest, Father Bob Duryea, was excommunicated, after a defiant confrontation with the church, for being married. Residence of the former Famous Maximum PC Editor Editor-in-chief: Will Smith