Pacifica News

Updated: July 16, 2008 9:17:16 PM PDT
At the western end of the Lewis and Clark Trail, surrounded by Douglas fir, hemlock and spruce trees and located on the south shore of the Columbia River — the city of Astoria, Oregon looks out in quiet peace towards the Pacific Ocean.   Full Story
 
MOTH UPDATEOkay, I was wrong to believe the scientists. They said it was necessary to control the Light Brown Apple Moth by spraying us with pheromones (which will make the moths attempt to mate with us instead of each other).   Full Story
 
Every year on the 4th of July, Pacifica becomes one of only a few cities in the entire Bay Area to allow fireworks to be sold and ignited within city limits.   Full Story
 
Hearken back to the year 1908. The Summer Olympic Games were hosted by London; the Boy Scouts were founded; Henry Ford produced the first Model T Ford; the first Mother's Day was celebrated nationally; William Howard Taft defeated William Jennings Bryan for the Presidency of the United States; and the popular music of the day was ragtime.   Full Story
 
There was a time when people came to Pacifica just for the joy of being here, to enjoy the cool breezes, the ocean, the bright sunny days.   Full Story
 
The Sanchez Art Center opens three new exhibitions with a reception this Friday, July 18, from 7 to 9 p.   Full Story
 
The Pacifica Rotary Club's ninth annual 4th of July Dog Contest at Frontierland Park was a howling success.   Full Story
 
The city of Pacifica's Frontierland Park Fourth of July celebration featured readers who are active students and adults in their schools and community organizations.   Full Story
 
Pacifica Spindrift Players presents "Sylvia," a romp of a show about a little dog who changed her household.   Full Story
 
Team members Joseph Urrutia and Kristin Pierotti decorate luminaries that light the way as Relay members walk through the night to celebrate life and hope for survivors and to remember those who lose the battle fighting cancer.   Full Story