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San Bruno, California
City of San Bruno Website sanbruno.ca.gov
— City —
San Bruno looking toward San Francisco Bay, in 2006
The San Bruno police station next to the BART station at the
Shops at Tanforan.
San Bruno is a city in San Mateo County, California,
United States. The population was 41,114 at the 2010 cen-
sus.
The city is adjacent to San Francisco International
Airport and Golden Gate National Cemetery.
Location in San Mateo County and the state of California
Coordinates: 37°37′31″N 122°25′31″W / 37.62528°N
122.42528°W / 37.62528; -122.42528Coordinates: 37°37′31″N
Geography
122°25′31″W / 37.62528°N 122.42528°W / 37.62528; San Bruno is located at 37°37′31″N 122°25′31″W /
-122.42528 37.625288°N 122.425266°W / 37.625288; -122.425266.[3]
Country United States The city is located between South San Francisco and Mill-
State brae, near San Francisco International Airport and about
California
12 miles (19 km) south of downtown San Francisco. Ac-
County San Mateo
cording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has
Government a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), all of it land. The
• Mayor Jim Ruane city spreads from the mostly flat lowlands near San Fran-
Area[1] cisco Bay into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains,
• Total 5.478 sq mi (14.188 km2) which rise to more than 600 feet (180 m) above sea lev-
• Land 5.478 sq mi (14.188 km2) el (183 m) in Crestmoor and more than 700 feet (213 m)
• Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% above sea level in Portola Highlands. San Bruno City Hall
sits at an official elevation of 41 feet (12.5 m) above sea
Elevation[2] 16 ft (5 m)
level.
Population (2010) Portions of Mills Park, Crestmoor, and Rollingwood
• Total 41,114 are very hilly and feature some canyons and ravines.
• Density 7,505.3/sq mi (2,897.8/km2)
Creeks, many of them now in culverts, flow from springs
Time zone PST (UTC−8) in the hills toward San Francisco Bay. Just west of Skyline
DST)
• Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−7) Boulevard is San Andreas Lake, outside the city limits,
ZIP codes 94066-94067, 94096, 94098 which gave its name to the famous San Andreas Fault in
Area code(s) 650 1895. The lake is actually one of several reservoirs used
by the San Francisco Water Department, providing wa-
FIPS code 06-65028
ter to San Francisco and some communities in San Mateo
GNIS feature ID 277616
County, including San Bruno west of I-280.
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Climate
San Bruno enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate charac-
terized by cool, dry summers and chilly, wet winters.
Since 1927, the National Weather Service (formerly
the U.S. Weather Bureau) has maintained a weather sta-
tion at the nearby San Francisco International Airport
(formerly Mills Field). According to the official records,
January is the coldest month with an average high of 55.9
°F (13.3 °C) and an average low of 42.9 °F (6.1 °C). Frost oc-
curs occasionally during the winter months; snowfall is
very rare, but 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) fell on January 21, 1962
(with as much as four inches (10 cm) reported in Crest-
moor). Measurable snowfalls also occurred on December
11, 1932 and February 5, 1976. In recent years, traces of Rare snowfall in Crestmoor, February 5, 1976
snow have been reported on December 27, 1988; January
8, 1989; and February 24, 1996.
published weekly weather reports in the San Bruno Herald
Freezing temperatures occur on an average of only
from 1966 to 1969, which were included in official reports
1.3 days annually. The coldest winter temperature on
for the Golden Gate National Cemetery. The annual aver-
record was 20 °F (−6.7 °C) on December 11, 1932, the same
age days with measurable precipitation is 65.2 days. The
day 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) of snow fell. A week-long cold spell
most rainfall in a month at the airport was 13.64 inches
in December 1972 caused hard freezes throughout the
(34.65 cm) in February 1998, and the most rainfall in 24
area, damaging trees and plants and causing some wa-
hours was 5.59 inches (14.2 cm) on January 4, 1982. Ny-
ter pipes to break; the temperature dropped as low as
lund reported 6.09 inches (15.5 cm) in Crestmoor during
24 °F (−4.4 °C) at the airport and 20 °F (−6.7 °C) in Crest-
a 24-hour period in January 1967. Winter storms are of-
moor, which also reported snow flurries several times
ten accompanied by strong southerly winds.[4]
that week.
September is the warmest month with an average
high of 72.7 °F (22.6 °C) and an average low of 55.1 °F (12.8 Demographics
°C). Temperatures exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on an average of
4.0 days annually. Fog and low overcast are common dur- 2010
ing the night and morning hours in the summer months, Historical populations
which are generally very dry except for occasional light
Census Pop. %±
drizzle from the fog. On rare occasions moisture moving
up from tropical storms has produced thunderstorms or 1930 3,610 —
showers in the summer. Gusty westerly winds are also 1940 6,519 80.6%
common in the afternoon during the summer. The high- 1950 12,478 91.4%
est summer temperature was 106 °F (41.1 °C) on June 14, 1960 29,063 132.9%
1961, breaking a record of 104 °F (40 °C) set in June 1960. 1970 36,254 24.7%
A high of 105 °F (40.6 °C) was recorded on July 17, 1988,
1980 35,417 −2.3%
and a high of 103 °F (39.4 °C) was recorded on September
1990 38,961 10.0%
14, 1971. Until August 1, 1993, it had never reached 100
°F (37.8 °C) in August, which is one of the foggier months 2000 40,165 3.1%
in the area. Due to thermal inversions, summer temper- 2010 41,114 2.4%
atures in the higher hills are often much higher than at [6][7]
the airport. The 2010 United States Census[8] reported that San Bruno
Thunderstorms occur several times a year, mostly had a population of 41,114. The population density was
during the winter months, but are usually quite brief. To- 7,505.0 people per square mile (2,897.7/km²). The racial
tal annual precipitation, most of which falls from Novem- makeup of San Bruno was 20,350 (49.5%) White, 942
ber to April, ranges from 20.11 inches (51.08 cm) at the (2.3%) African American, 246 (0.6%) Native American,
nearby National Weather Service station at San Francisco 10,423 (25.4%) Asian, 1,377 (3.3%) Pacific Islander, 5,075
International Airport to over 32 inches (81.3 cm) in the (12.3%) from other races, and 2,701 (6.6%) from two or
higher hills (according to observations by Gayle Rucker more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12,016
for the Army Corps of Engineers and Robert E. Nylund for persons (29.2%).
the U.S. Geological Survey from 1962 to 1985). Nylund al-
so took temperature observations for several years and
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The Census reported that 40,716 people (99.0% of the The median income for a household in the city was
population) lived in households, 316 (0.8%) lived in non- $60,081, and the median income for a family was $69,251
institutionalized group quarters, and 82 (0.2%) were in- (these figures had risen to $71,869 and $80,401 respec-
stitutionalized. tively as of a 2008 estimate[10]). Males had a median in-
There were 14,701 households, out of which 4,831 come of $47,843 versus $39,851 for females. The per capi-
(32.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, ta income for the city was $25,360. About 5.1% of families
7,364 (50.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line,
together, 1,830 (12.4%) had a female householder with including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those
no husband present, 850 (5.8%) had a male householder age 65 or over.
with no wife present. There were 764 (5.2%) unmarried
opposite-sex partnerships, and 123 (0.8%) same-sex mar-
ried couples or partnerships. 3,660 households (24.9%)
Politics
were made up of individuals and 1,119 (7.6%) had some- In the state legislature San Bruno is located in the 8th Se-
one living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The nate District, represented by Democrat Leland Yee, and
average household size was 2.77. There were 10,044 fami- in the 19th Assembly District, represented by Democrat
lies (68.3% of all households); the average family size was Jerry Hill. Federally, San Bruno is located in California’s
3.31. 12th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D
The population was spread out with 8,632 people +22[11] and is represented by Democrat Jackie Speier.
(21.0%) under the age of 18, 3,577 people (8.7%) aged 18
to 24, 12,038 people (29.3%) aged 25 to 44, 11,653 people
(28.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,214 people (12.7%) who were
Parks
65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years. San Bruno City Park, bordered by Crystal Springs Avenue
For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every and El Crystal School, is the major municipal park. It
100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. offers shaded walkways and hiking trails, picnic tables,
There were 15,356 housing units at an average densi- a playground, a small ballpark, a municipal swimming
ty of 2,803.1 per square mile (1,082.3/km²), of which 8,938 pool, and a recreation center that includes an indoor bas-
(60.8%) were owner-occupied, and 5,763 (39.2%) were oc- ketball court once used for training by the San Francis-
cupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was co Warriors basketball team. There are smaller municipal
1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 24,712 people parks in other parts of the city.
(60.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied hous- Junipero Serra County Park, also accessible from
ing units and 16,004 people (38.9%) lived in rental hous- Crystal Springs Avenue, is a 100 acre (405 square kilome-
ing units. ter) park owned by San Mateo County and includes nu-
merous hiking trails, as well as picnic shelters, barbecue
2000 pits, and picnic tables. The wilderness area was named
for Junipero Serra, a Franciscan friar who founded many
As of the census[9] of 2008, there were 42,401 people,
of the Spanish missions in California during the eigh-
15,486 households, and 10,561 families residing in the
teenth century; Serra regularly passed through what is
city. The population density was 8,353.6 people per
now San Bruno whenever he visited the mission at San
square mile (3,840.3/km²). There were 16,403 housing
Francisco. The park is administered by the San Mateo
units at an average density of 3,742.6 per square mile
County Parks and Recreation Department, which charges
(2,059.3/km²).
a five dollar entry fee for vehicles.
There were 15,486 households out of which 35.4% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were
married couples living together, 12.2% had a female Education
householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were
The city is served by the San Bruno Park School District
non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of in-
which operates seven elementary schools, and one imter-
dividuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65
mediate school. San Mateo Union High School District al-
years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72
so serves the city, and most students who attend sec-
and the average family size was 4.29.
ondary public education attend Capuchino High School.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.0%
The city’s main library is part of the Peninsula Library
under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 35.5% from 25
System.
to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of
age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100
females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age
18 and over, there were 95.1 males.
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History bergh was an early visitor to the airport, during his na-
tional tour following his successful transatlantic flight;
unfortunately, his airplane (Spirit of St. Louis) became
Early years stuck in the mud.
San Bruno was the location of the Ohlone village Urebu- On January 18, 1911, aviator Eugene Ely made naval
re. It was explored in November 1769 by a Spanish ex- aviation history when he took off from Tanforan and
pedition led by Gaspar de Portola. Later, more extensive made a successful landing on the armored cruiser USS
explorations by Bruno Hecate resulted in the naming of Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay.[13] This
San Bruno Creek after St. Bruno of Cologne, the founder marked the first successful shipboard aircraft landing.[14]
of a medieval monastic order. This creek apparently later Following a campaign by the local newspaper, the San
gave its name to the community. Bruno Herald, the community was incorporated in 1914,
With the establishment of the San Francisco de Asis mainly so the streets could be paved. Green Hall became
(St. Francis of Assisi) mission, much of the area became the first city hall. San Bruno grew rapidly, passing 1,500
pasture for the mission livestock. Following the decline residents by 1920 and 3,610 residents in 1930. Additional
of the missions, the area became part of Rancho Buri Buri schools, including New Edgemont (later renamed Decima
granted to José de la Cruz Sánchez, the eleventh Alcalde Allen) and Crystal Springs, were built during the 1940s.
(mayor) of San Francisco. Dairy farms later became com- In 1930, the El Camino Theater opened at the corner
mon in much of the area. of El Camino Real and San Mateo Avenue. The popular
The city began as a stop on the Butterfield stagecoach theater, wired for sound, replaced the earlier Melody
route, utilizing an inn built in 1849, which was initially Theater, which had presented silent films. The El Camino
called Thorp’s Place and later Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The inn showed double features, cartoons, short comedies, ad-
was demolished in 1949 and replaced with a Lucky’s su- venture serials, and newsreels during its history, includ-
permarket (now a Walgreens drugstore, on the corner ing Saturday matinees and summer Wednesday matinees
of El Camino Real and Crystal Springs Avenue). Gus Jen- for children. Normally, films changed every week, but in
evein (for whom Jenevein Avenue was named) built an- 1958 Cecil B. DeMille’s The Ten Commandments ran for two
other landmark called San Bruno House, which burned weeks to packed audiences. The theater closed in the ear-
several times and was not rebuilt after the third fire. A ly 1970s when a four-screen movie theater opened in the
few homes and farms were developed in the area. The Tanforan shopping center. The El Camino Theater build-
railroad between San Francisco and San Jose built a train ing was remodeled and currently houses several busi-
station at San Bruno in the 1860s. The railroad eventually nesses. A larger, multi-screen complex was later built
became part of the Southern Pacific system, which ran north of Tanforan, but it has been replaced by an even
both passenger and freight trains on the line. Today it is larger complex, Century at Tanforan, in the remodeled
known as Caltrain. shopping center.[15]
A U.S. Post Office was first established at San Bruno In 1939, the War Department created the Golden Gate
in 1875. Postal services were discontinued for several National Cemetery in San Bruno as space was starting to
months in both 1890 and 1891, then from 1893 to 1898. run out for veterans to be buried at the Presidio of San
There has been a Post Office in San Bruno continuously Francisco.
since 1898. The present Post Office is located near the
Tanforan shopping center.[12]
20th century
Real growth and development began after the 1906
earthquake and fire. The city’s first public school was
completed in late 1906. With the construction of Edge-
mont Elementary School in 1910, all classes were moved
there and the original school building became a public fa-
cility named Green Hall. Another school, North Brae Ele-
Skyline Park was the final subdivision developed in the Crest-
mentary School, opened in 1912; among its earliest stu-
moor district of San Bruno, in 1966–67. Grading for the Junipero
dents was future actor Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Pav- Serra Freeway (I-280) leveled the hill seen on the right side of
ing of California’s first state highway, El Camino Real, be- this photo. (San Bruno Herald photo by Robert E. Nylund)
gan in 1912 in front of San Bruno’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin;
the highway is now designated as State Route 82. The Following World War II, there was continued growth
adjoining San Francisco International Airport opened in and new subdivisions in Mills Park, Rollingwood, and
early 1927 and included a Weather Bureau station, now Crestmoor. In 1947, the Bayshore Freeway (U.S. Route
operated by the National Weather Service. Charles Lind-
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101) was opened from South San Francisco to Redwood ized in the manufacture of power grid tubes.[16] Known
City and included an interchange at San Bruno. as Eimac, the company also made vacuum tubes used
Prior to 1950, San Bruno’s high school students at- in communication equipment, as well as other products
tended San Mateo High School (opened in 1902) and then for military and commercial applications.[17] Due to its
Burlingame High School (opened in 1923), traveling to work on broadcast transmission parts, Eimac operated
and from school on the street cars that ran next to the an FM radio station, KSBR, which transmitted on 100.5
Southern Pacific railroad. Finally, on September 11, 1950, megahertz.[18] The station began operations in 1947 and,
Capuchino High School opened in San Bruno. After years that same year, was one of only two in the nation to
of using Green Hall as a multi-purpose building, the city test Rangertone tape recorders. (The other station was
dedicated a library and city hall in 1954. That same year WASH-FM in Washington, D.C.)[19] The recorders were
saw the dedication of the current central terminal at the based on the German Magnetophon.[20] In need of more
airport, part of a major expansion program. A central fire space, the company moved to San Carlos in 1959.[21] Ei-
station was later built next to the city hall; an additional mac’s San Carlos plant was dedicated on April 16,
station was built in Crestmoor. 1959.[21] In 1965, Eimac merged with Varian Associates
Actress and businesswoman Suzanne Somers was and became known as the Eimac Division. In 1995,
born in San Bruno in 1946. She attended local schools and Leonard Green & Partners purchased the entire Electron
graduated from Capuchino High School in June 1964. Devices Business from Varian and formed Communica-
In 1953, San Bruno annexed the adjoining unincorpo- tions & Power Industries.[22]
rated community of Lomita Park, bounded by San Felipe Crestmoor High School opened in September 1962,
Avenue, El Camino Real, San Juan Avenue, and the rail- but was closed in June 1980 due to a decline in school
road tracks. Until the annexation, Lomita Park had its enrollment. The city has a two-year community college,
own Southern Pacific train station and some community Skyline College.
services. A major landmark in San Bruno for many years was
Parkside Intermediate School was opened in 1954, the Tanforan Racetrack, which opened in 1899. Such fa-
followed by additional elementary schools: Rollingwood, mous racehorses as Seabiscuit and Citation raced there.
Crestmoor, John Muir, and Carl Sandburg. A second in- Famed Hollywood director Frank Capra filmed scenes for
termediate school, Engvall, was built in Crestmoor Cany- two of his films, Broadway Bill and Riding High, at the race-
on, only to be closed, along with North Brae and Sand- track. For six months in 1942, it served as a one of the
burg, when enrollment fell. These were all part of the main Bay Area centers for those forced into Japanese
San Bruno Park School District. Students in northwestern American internment, processing about 7800 Japanese,
San Bruno were included in the Laguna Salada district. usually for about four-five months before they were sent
The private school, Highlands Christian School, is also lo- out to larger facilities in the desert of Utah and Manzanar
cated in San Bruno. Founded in 1966, Highlands Christ- in the Owens Valley.The track closed in 1964 and was
ian School is an interdenominational school, a ministry about to be demolished when it was destroyed in a major
of Church of the Highlands, and teaches from toddlers to fire on July 31, 1964. The city’s only shopping mall was
college preparatory school. later built on the site; surrounding city streets were
San Bruno considered new annexations in the named for some of the racehorses who appeared at Tan-
mid-1950s that would have extended the city limits to the foran.
Pacific Ocean. The unincorporated communities west of The city was the site of the crash of Flying Tiger Line
San Bruno decided they did not want to become part of Flight 282 on December 23, 1964.
San Bruno, so they incorporated in 1957 as the city of During the late 1960s, the I-280 (Junipero Serra Free-
Pacifica. way), followed by I-380, was built through San Bruno. The
The March 22, 1957, earthquake (5.3 magnitude) San Bruno Planning Commission (then chaired by Peter
caused minor damage throughout the city, especially in Weinberger, brother of Caspar Weinberger) reviewed
some of the schools, where windows were broken and and approved plans for two major shopping centers, Bay-
plaster cracked. A large chunk of plasterboard fell on the hill (located on the old U.S. Navy property between San
table where school district administrators were meeting; Bruno Avenue and Sneath Lane) and Tanforan. With final
fortunately, no one was injured. Numerous cans and bot- approval by the San Bruno City Council, construction
tles were knocked off shelves at local stores, some of proceeded on these major retail developments. Prior to
which were closed temporarily. Capuchino High School that most of the city’s stores were located on San Mateo
closed for the day following the quake, while other Avenue and El Camino Real.
schools evacuated students to open areas. Many resi- San Bruno became one of only two cities in the Bay
dents reported damage to crockery. Area that manages its own cable TV and internet system.
Eitel-McCullough operated a large manufacturing The October 17, 1989, Loma Prieta earthquake (6.9
plant in San Bruno for many years. William Eitel and magnitude) caused some damage in the city. The U.S.
Jack McCullogh formed the company in 1934. It special- Postal Service’s Western Regional headquarters, then the
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tallest building in San Bruno, had to be demolished due Former Naval Facility San Bruno
to severe structural damage. The world headquarters for
The Gap clothing company is now the tallest building in
the city.
The San Bruno Beacon started publishing news and
commentary online in 1995. A few years later, The San
Bruno Herald ceased publication as a weekly newspaper.
21st century
San Bruno acquired its own BART station in 2003, when
the transit system was extended to Millbrae and the San
During World War II the United States Navy established
Francisco International Airport. The city has hosted of-
a base on what was a dairy opened by Richard Sneath.[32]
fices for many businesses throughout the years, includ-
There it operated a Classification Center and a Naval Ad-
ing The Gap. In 2007, Youtube moved its headquarters
vance Base Personnel Depot.[33] After the war it contin-
from San Mateo, California to San Bruno, on Cherry Av-
ued operation,[34] and became host to the consolidated
enue next to Interstate 380.
Western Division of Naval Facilities supporting the mul-
September 2010 explosion and fire tiple navy bases that were operating in the greater San
Francisco Bay Area.[35] Due to the 1993 BRAC and its clo-
Main article: 2010 San Bruno pipeline explosion
sure of neighboring bases although recommended for re-
alignment, the Navy decided to close the facility, carry-
ing through with its decision in October 1994.[36]
The federal government retained part of the former
Naval Facility. The Pacific Region (San Francisco) facility
of the National Archives and Records Administration was
established.[37] One of the buildings became a Navy and
Marine Corps Reserve Center, which hosts the Headquar-
ters Company of the 23rd Marine Regiment, amongst
Destruction after fire and explosion in San Bruno other units.[38][39] The rest of the facility was sold to a
private developer who has since built multi-story apart-
On September 9, 2010, at about 6:15 p.m. PDT, a gas line ment buildings on the former base.[40] The 20-acre
ruptured leading to a fire that severely damaged a resi- (81,000 m2) area of the former U.S. Navy complex is
dential neighborhood. Eight people were killed, 60 were bounded by San Bruno Avenue, El Camino Real, Sneath
injured, 38 homes were destroyed and 123 additional Lane, and I-280.
homes were damaged.[23][24] The resulting fire "hot
spots" were easily detected using meteorological satellite
images.[25] Economy
The explosion, which took place two miles (3 km) The Shops at Tanforan is located in San Bruno.
west of San Francisco International Airport (37°37′23″N
122°26′31″W / 37.623°N 122.442°W / 37.623; -122.442 Top employers
(September 2010 explosion and fire in San Bruno, Califor- According to San Bruno’s 2010 Comprehensive Annual Fi-
nia)), was initially thought to have been a plane crash, nancial Report,[41] the top employers in the city were:
but the FAA and airport officials confirmed no downed
aircraft was reported.[26][27]
During the days prior to the explosion, some resi- Notable people
dents reported a strong smell of natural gas in the • Wally Bunker
area.[28][29] • Luana DeVol
On September 10, a team from the National Trans- • Keith Hernandez
portation Safety Board began an investigation into the • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
cause of the explosion.[30] • Suzanne Somers
On September 13, PG&E agreed to set aside a $100 • Angelo Zawaydeh, Class of 2004, Terra Nova High
million fund to the victims of the explosion. This does School. PFC, US Army. Died Southwest of Baghdad,
not preclude residents from taking any further action one of two service member fatalities of San Mateo
against PG&E. Parts of the exploded material were taken County related to OIF.[42][43][44][45]
to Washington, D.C., a couple of days after the explosion
for examination.[31]
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# Employer # of Employees
1 YouTube 400
2 IronPort 373
3 Lash Group 309
4 Sears 287
5 Target 286
6 J. C. Penney 237
7 Lowe’s 156
8 InQuira 75
9 Melody Toyota 67
10 VantagePoint Venture Partners 62
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