Pacifica California is well known regionally as a popular surfing destination.
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16 Facts About Pacifica California
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Pacifica California is a popular mountain biking destination, with many trails crossing the hillsides that surround the city, including Pedro Mountain Road, Sweeney Ridge, and areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
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Pacifica California is a popular place to hike, with many trails that wind along the beaches and bluffs, including Mori Point, San Pedro Valley County Park, the Sanchez Adobe, Milagra Ridge, and the privately owned Pacifica California quarry.
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For live local theater and performing arts, Pacifica California Spindrift Players is a local and popular favorite, in addition to Pacifica California Performances which regularly provides both musical presentations and performing arts as well.
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Pacifica California is home to the Sharp Park Golf Course, which was designed in 1931 by architect Alister MacKenzie.
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Pacifica California is divided into roughly eleven districts from north to south:.
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Pacifica California is the location of the oldest European encounter with the San Francisco Bay.
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Pacifica California is the site of the still-extant Mexican-era Sanchez Adobe, built in 1846.
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Pacifica California described 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, 80 can be put in.
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Pacifica California was incorporated in 1957, relatively recently in the history of San Mateo County.
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The name "Pacifica California" was chosen from Thomas Barca, by vote; "Coastside" was a close runner-up.
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The far eastern portion of Pacifica California includes San Andreas Creek which flows down the eastern slope of Sweeney Ridge.
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The southeastern portions of the municipality, such as Park Pacifica California, are known to be much sunnier than the rest of the city.
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Oldest person to ever live in Pacifica is Rose G Rosenthal who was born on April 8, 1901, and died December 27, 2008.
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Pacifica California has one private high school and two public high schools which are part of the Jefferson Union High School District.
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Many students in the northern part of Pacifica California attend Jefferson High School or Westmoor High School nearby in adjacent Daly City.
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