48-600: Pacifica School District is a public school district in Pacifica, California , US. Pacifica consists of one middle school , three K–8 elementary schools , two K–5 elementary schools, and the Linda Mar Educational Center. It currently serves over 3,100 students. [1] This California school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pacifica, California Pacifica ( Spanish : Pacífica , meaning "Peaceful")
96-522: A K-12 school which was founded as a segregation academy. Pacifica also previously had an established elementary school from 1969 - 2005 known as Oddstad (Oddstad Andres) Elementary located in the Park Pacifica neighborhood. Though now non-operational, the campus site has been host to numerous community events, and private courses as well as sporting events and leisure. Pacifica has one private high school and two public high schools which are part of
144-506: A cooperative weather station in Pacifica since November 1, 1983. Based on those records, average January temperatures range from 45.8 to 56.7 °F (7.7 to 13.7 °C) and average September temperatures range from 53.9 to 71.8 °F (12.2 to 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
192-420: 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 1,000 salmon were caught from the pier. According to
240-549: Is a city in San Mateo County, California , on the coast of the Pacific Ocean between San Francisco and Half Moon Bay . The City of Pacifica is spread along a 6-mile (9.7-kilometer) stretch of sandy coastal beaches and hills in north central California. The city comprises several small valleys spread between Sweeney Ridge in the east, Montara Mountain to the south, and the Pacific Ocean 's rocky bluffs to
288-574: Is a local and popular favorite, in addition to Pacifica Performances which regularly provides both musical presentations and performing arts as well. Pacifica is also home to the Sharp Park Golf Course , which was designed in 1931 by 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. Pacifica
336-637: Is a more traditional institution, featuring numerous sports, clubs, and a broad-based and enriching educational experience. San Mateo County Libraries , a member of the Peninsula Library System , operates the Pacifica-Sanchez Library and the Pacifica-Sharp Park Library. Golden Gate The Golden Gate is a strait on the west coast of North America that connects San Francisco Bay to
384-568: Is divided into roughly eleven districts from north to south: Before European settlers arrived, Pacifica was home to two significant Ohlone Indian villages: 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 encounter with the San Francisco Bay. An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolà sighted
432-530: Is in California's 16th congressional district , represented by Democrat Anna Eshoo . According to the California Secretary of State , as of February 10, 2019, Pacifica has 25,029 registered voters. Of those, 13,404 (53.6%) are registered Democrats , 3,290 (13.1%) are registered Republicans , and 7,154 (28.6%) have declined to state a political party. The local weekly newspaper,
480-637: Is not recorded in the voyages of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo nor Francis Drake , both of whom may have explored the nearby coast in the 16th century in search of the fabled Northwest Passage . The strait is also unrecorded in observations by Spanish galleons on the Manila-Acapulco run from the Philippines that laid up in nearby Drakes Bay to the north. These rarely passed east of the Farallon Islands (27 miles (43 km) west of
528-766: The Pacifica Tribune , is mailed out every Wednesday. It is part of Coastside News Group, a locally owned California Benefit Corporation that includes the Half Moon Bay Review and Coastside Magazine. It originated as the Coastside Tribune early in the twentieth century. Other media include: Pacifica Community Television, Pacifica's Emmy Award -winning local public-access television cable TV channel 26, has continuously operated for 30 years, featuring community based television. On national television, Guy Fieri visited Gorilla BBQ for
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#1732791445107576-475: The San Mateo County Times at the time, "The purpose of the raid was to let it be known that we are not going to tolerate gatherings of homosexuals in this county." Ninety people were arrested that night, and the majority were San Francisco residents. Pacifica was incorporated in 1957, relatively recently in the history of San Mateo County . Its first elected mayor was Jean Fassler , one of
624-695: The Golden Gate National Recreation Area . Fishermen frequent the local beaches and the Pacifica Pier , often catching striped bass and salmon . Pacifica is also a popular place to hike, with many trails that wind along the beaches and bluffs, including Mori Point , San Pedro Valley County Park , Frontierland Park , the Sanchez Adobe , Milagra Ridge , and the privately owned Rockaway Quarry . For live local theater and performing arts, Pacifica Spindrift Players
672-542: The Jefferson Union High School District . Oceana High School in the central part of the city while Terra Nova High School and Pacific Bay Christian 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
720-634: The Pacific Ocean . It is defined by the headlands of the San Francisco Peninsula and the Marin Peninsula, and, since 1937, has been spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge . The entire shoreline and adjacent waters throughout the strait are managed by the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . During the last ice age , when sea level was several hundred feet lower, the waters of the glacier-fed Sacramento River and
768-556: The Point Reyes headlands, reported back to Portolá that he could not reach the location because of the existence of the strait. On August 5, 1775 Juan de Ayala and the crew of his ship San Carlos became the first Europeans known to have passed through the strait, anchoring in a cove behind Angel Island , the cove now named in Ayala's honor. Until the 1840s, the strait was called the "Boca del Puerto de San Francisco" ("Mouth of
816-557: The Port of Richmond , and the Port of San Francisco . Commercial cargo ships use the Golden Gate to access the San Francisco Bay, as well as barges, tankers, fishing boats, cruise ships, and privately owned boats, including wind-surfers and kite-boards. About 9000 ships moved through the Golden Gate in 2014, and a similar amount in 2015. The U.S Coast Guard maintains a Vessel Traffic Service to monitor and regulate vessel traffic through
864-535: The San Joaquin River scoured a deep channel through the bedrock on their way to the ocean. (A similar process created the undersea Hudson Canyon off the coast of New York and New Jersey .) The strait is well known today for its depth and powerful tidal currents from the Pacific Ocean. Many small whirlpools and eddies can form in its waters. With its strong currents, rocky reefs and fog ,
912-592: The Golden Gate is the site of over 100 shipwrecks . The Golden Gate is often shrouded in coastal fog , especially during the summer. Heat generated in the California Central Valley causes air there to rise, creating a low pressure area that pulls in cool, moist air from over the Pacific Ocean. The Golden Gate forms the largest break in the hills of the California Coast Range , allowing a persistent, dense stream of fog to enter
960-567: The Golden Gate), for fear of the possibility of rocks between the islands and the mainland. The first recorded observation of the strait occurred nearly two hundred years later than the earliest European explorations of the coast. In 1769, Sgt José Francisco Ortega , the leader of a scouting party sent north along the San Francisco Peninsula by Don Gaspar de Portolá from their expedition encampment in San Pedro Valley to locate
1008-528: The Golden Gate. For navigational guidance, there are white and green lights on the center of the span of the Golden Gate Bridge. Lighthouses with beacons and foghorns provide alerts at Point Bonita , Point Diablo , Lime Point and Mile Rocks . Before the Golden Gate Bridge was built, a lighthouse protected the south side of the strait at Fort Point . Buoys and radar reflectors provide additional navigational aid at various locations throughout
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#17327914451071056-532: The Orient". The U.S. Post Office issued a postage stamp on May 1, 1923, celebrating The Golden Gate , portraying the schooner USS Babcock passing through an empty strait. The Babcock served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919, with San Francisco as its port of call. In 1933 construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge , a suspension bridge connecting the city of San Francisco on
1104-462: The Port of San Francisco"). On July 1, 1846, before the discovery of gold in California , the entrance acquired a new name. In his memoirs, John C. Frémont wrote: "To this Gate I gave the name of 'Chrysopylae', or 'Golden Gate'; for the same reasons that the harbor of Byzantium was called Chrysoceras, or Golden Horn ." He went on to comment that the strait was "a golden gate to trade with
1152-730: The United States, after the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City . In 2007, it was ranked fifth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects . The Golden Gate strait serves as the primary access channel for navigation to and from the San Francisco Bay, one of the largest cargo ports in the United States. Commercial ports includes the Port of Oakland ,
1200-423: The age of 18 living in them, 7,385 (52.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,592 (11.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 709 (5.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 869 (6.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 237 (1.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 3,126 households (22.4%) were one person and 1,098 (7.9%) had someone living alone who
1248-595: The bay by climbing the hills of Sweeney Ridge in Pacifica on November 4, 1769. Before then, earlier Spanish maritime explorers of the California coast Juan Cabrillo and Sebastian Vizcaino had missed the San Francisco Bay because heavy fog so frequently shrouded its entrance from the Pacific Ocean (the Golden Gate ). Sighting the San Francisco Bay accelerated the Spanish colonization of Alta California because it
1296-484: The bay there. Although there is no weather station on Golden Gate proper, the area has a mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csb ) with very narrow temperature fluctuations, cool summers and mild winters. For the nearest weather station see the weatherbox of San Francisco . The Golden Gate Bridge being nearer the ocean and at elevation indicate it being cooler during summer days. Nearer the San Francisco urban core,
1344-480: The city seal was designed by resident Ralph Barkey, who was inspired by Ralph Stackpole 's towering " Pacifica " statue produced for the 1939–1940 Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay . Pacifica straddles San Pedro Creek which flows from the western slope of Sweeney Ridge . The far eastern portion of Pacifica includes San Andreas Creek which flows down
1392-412: The city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: 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
1440-411: The eastern slope of Sweeney Ridge . The Portola expedition followed these two creeks in the discovery of San Francisco Bay. Calera Creek runs through Pacifica Quarry and is protected as ESHA Environmentally Sensitive Habitat. Pacifica has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate ( Köppen climate classification Csb ) typical of coastal areas of California. The National Weather Service has maintained
1488-541: The facility, writing, "The ground is limited by tall iron net-fences and small in area; barracks 20' x 120' are well-built and painted outside and inside and are regularly arranged; there are 10 of these for inmates, each accommodating about 40, divided into 5 rooms for 8 persons each; if double-decked (beds), 80 can be put in." On February 20, 1956, the Hazel's Inn raid occurred in Sharp Park. Sheriff Earl Whitmore told
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1536-403: The fifth season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in 2009. The final scene of Harold and Maude in which Harold makes the leap off a cliff was filmed at Mori Point in Pacifica. The 2003 film House of Sand and Fog and the 2012 Chasing Mavericks were also filmed in Pacifica. The 2007 National Book Award finalist Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr is set in Pacifica. In 2017, it
1584-413: The first women mayors in California. It was the union of nine previously separate, unincorporated communities–Fairmont, Westview, Pacific Manor (or just Manor), Sharp Park, Fairway Park, Vallemar, Rockaway Beach, Linda Mar and Pedro Point–some of which were stops on the short-lived Ocean Shore Railroad . The name "Pacifica" was chosen from Thomas Barca, by vote ; "Coastside" was a close runner-up . In 1960,
1632-695: The month. The major City departments, ranked by cost: As of August 1, 2011, the South San Francisco Police Department took over the Pacifica emergency calls dispatch. In the California State Legislature , Pacifica is in the 13th Senate District , represented by Democrat Josh Becker , and in the 23rd Assembly District , represented by Democrat Marc Berman . In the United States House of Representatives , Pacifica
1680-460: 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. The southeastern portions of the municipality, such as Park Pacifica, are known to be much sunnier than the rest of the city. At the 2010 census Pacifica had a population of 37,234. The population density was 2,941.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,135.6/km ). The racial makeup of Pacifica
1728-482: The northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula to Marin County . Today it is part of both US Highway 101 and California Route 1 . The Bridge was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when completed in 1937 and is an internationally recognized symbol of San Francisco and the state of California . Since its completion the span has been surpassed by eighteen other bridges and remains second longest in
1776-421: The occupied units 9,545 (68.3%) were owner-occupied and 4,422 (31.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.8%. 26,567 people (71.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,485 people (28.2%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 38,390 people in 13,994 households, including 9,655 families, in the city. The population density
1824-512: The temperatures resemble the official NOAA weather station instead. Before Europeans arrived in the 18th century, the area around the strait and the bay was inhabited by Native Americans – the Ohlone people to the south and Coast Miwok to the north. Descendants of both tribes remain in the area. The opening to the strait was surprisingly elusive for early European explorers, presumably due to persistent summer fog. The strait
1872-513: The west. Pacifica is well known regionally as a popular surfing destination. Surfers and families often visit Linda Mar Beach. Rockaway Beach is a scenic location and offers recreation, shopping and dining. 2005 marked the opening of the top ranked Pacifica Skatepark . Pacifica is also a popular mountain biking destination, with many trails crossing the hillsides that surround the city, including Pedro Mountain Road , Sweeney Ridge , and areas of
1920-407: Was $ 48,361 (these figures had risen to $ 52,000 and $ 62,463 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
1968-660: 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
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2016-413: Was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.21. The age distribution was 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% 65 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 $ 31,737, and the median family income
2064-485: Was 3,038.9 inhabitants per square mile (1,173.3/km ). There were 14,245 housing units at an average density of 1,127.6 units per square mile (435.4 units/km ). Of the 13,994 households 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 households were one person and 6.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size
2112-491: Was 55.6% white, 16.8% (6,243) Hispanic or Latino of any race, 976 (2.6%) African American, 206 (0.6%) Native American, 7,230 (19.4%) Asian, 315 (0.8%) Pacific Islander, 1,703 (4.6%) from other races, and 2,638 (7.1%) from two or more races. The census reported that 37,052 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 64 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 118 (0.3%) were institutionalized. There were 13,967 households, 4,511 (32.3%) had children under
2160-587: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65. There were 9,686 families (69.3% of households); the average family size was 3.12. The age distribution was 7,707 people (20.7%) under the age of 18, 2,842 people (7.6%) aged 18 to 24, 10,011 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 12,155 people (32.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 4,519 people (12.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. There were 14,523 housing units at an average density of 1,147.2 per square mile, of
2208-628: Was adapted into a Lifetime movie . 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 Pacific Bay Christian School ,
2256-765: 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. During World War II , the area around the present-day Sharp Park recreational area held the Sharp Park Detention Station , an INS processing facility for Japanese Americans, Japanese nationals, and other "foreign enemies" during Japanese internment . The Stanford professor Yamato Ichihashi spent six weeks in Sharp Park. He described
2304-571: Was the only large, safe, centrally located harbor on the Alta California coast. The Spanish had known about Monterey Bay since the sixteenth century, but, unlike San Francisco Bay, it was too exposed to rough currents and winds to be used as major harbor for their trade between Asia and Mexico. In the Spanish era, Pacifica was the site of the San Pedro Valley Mission Outpost (1786–1793) of Mission Dolores . That
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