Monday, June 30, 2014

The Chamber of Commerce promotes the city, the view is great, but City where is the economy?


Canadian Traveller, 4/6/14. "Pacifica - California's natural playground."

rockaway beach
Pacifica, CA best sunset anywhere, but where's the economy?
"One of the most panoramic coastal towns in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pacifica is famous for its beautiful coastline, breathtaking vistas and bohemian ambiance.
The town’s ethereal beauty is further enhanced by its Mediterranean-style weather. Temperatures range from 15to 20 degrees cooler than they do on the central coast, drawing visitors to Pacifica’s shoreline to cool off during the hot summer months.

Just 15 minutes from San Francisco, it is the perfect place to soak-up picturesque views of the rolling hills and crashing waves Californian coastline. The area boasts some of the finest hiking trails in the Bay region, including the new Devil’s Slide Coastal Trail, which opened just last month. Devil’s Slide Coast is a 3,600-hectare network of publicly accessible lands between Pacifica and Half Moon Bay explores dramatic landscapes and crucial ocean habitats."  Read article.

Note:  photograph is from the above article.

Posted by Kathy Meeh

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

How did the Chamber contribute to that article?

Kathy Meeh said...

Now that's a sunset!

Found this Canadian Traveller promotional article of Pacifica while looking for related Chamber of Commerce photographs. Such articles likely generate from the efforts of Pacifica Chamber of Commerce, as Chris Porter mentioned in her article (just below this one).

Pacifica needs a better economy, and possibly could still be a destination. Meantime, the view of ocean and outline of the hills is expected to stay intact with whatever development is possible.

The city is urban, not rural as is so often repeated by the NIMBY "no growthers". Best we can, as development opportunities present themselves, we need to support the city (city council) in leaving such lagging neglect behind, while stepping into our future and moving this city forward.

Chris Porter said...

I am currently the vice-president of the Chamber.

Anonymous said...

They should make you president.