"Because of its ease of commuting to San Francisco and Silicon Valley, there have always been high-profile people who kept a low-profile presence in town. Some have even been known to simply drive out of Pacifica every morning without ever engaging the community in any way. A California Supreme Court Justice, for example, once lived in town without ever being interviewed in the local weekly newspaper. There have also been rumors of baseball players and movie stars living under the radar in Pacifica… Unlike typical tourist towns in California, Pacifica is more of a residential enclave with a public beach and a public pier. There are no longer any car dealerships or magnet shopping centers that attract people from “over the hill.” The primary sales tax generators are the grocery stores and the gas stations. That is a formula that is not common for cities of 40,000 people."
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Chris Hunter, Legendary Locals of Pacifica, California, Legendary Locals (January 6, 2014, p. 7)
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