PROTECT SAN PEDRO MOUNTAIN
Save Pacifica's Hillsides
May 31, 2026 - Email Blast Message update
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Hello friends and neighbors,
We know. We’ve been quiet.
Consider this our “still alive, still caffeinated, still paying attention” check-in from Protect San Pedro Mountain (PSPM). While things may have seemed calm on the surface, the issues surrounding San Pedro Mountain have absolutely not gone away. In fact, several major developments are beginning to re-emerge, and we believe it’s time to reconnect, regroup, and help keep our community informed.
We’re continuing to monitor and engage with several projects and proposals that could significantly impact the mountain, surrounding neighborhoods, wildlife habitat, infrastructure, and the character of Pacifica itself.
Below is a quick overview of what’s currently unfolding.
Right now, we are not asking for donations.
What we are asking for is awareness, conversation, and community advocacy.
Please keep paying attention. Share information with neighbors. Attend meetings when possible. Ask questions. Speak up locally. Be civil. Assume the best of our elected representatives and staff members, they have difficult jobs and due process is a right afforded to even the most distasteful of proposals. These projects move forward when communities stop watching, and outcomes improve when communities stay engaged.
San Pedro Mountain is a rare and beautiful part of the Coastside. Protecting it takes informed residents, consistent advocacy, and people willing to stay involved even during the quieter moments.
More updates soon.
With appreciation,
The Protect San Pedro Mountain Team
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Hillside Meadows
Status - HIGH RISK - complete application but not yet approved by the City of Pacifica
The Hillside Meadows development is for 36 luxury homes built on the San Pedro Mountain hillside along the eastern border of Shamrock Ranch. It directly contradicts the City of Pacifica's 2022 General Plan, but due to the city's administrative error a year prior, this project was grandfathered under the General Plan from 1980! (and while we do love 1980 for the release of AC/DC's Back in Black album, the relevancy of a 46 year old community housing plan is dubious at best).
This proposal is very active and the furthest along of these three (most recent application documents from just a couple of months ago). It continues to raise concerns surrounding hillside development, environmental impacts, traffic, infrastructure, and long-term changes to the surrounding area. We also believe this project is a part of the larger Linda Mar Woods proposal (same owner, same developer, same architect, same timing, and all on adjoining parcels). This is the project we need the community to focus on most right now.
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Application documents on City of Pacifica website - LINK HERE
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Developer website - https://www.hillsidemeadowspacifica.com/
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Linda Mar Woods
Status - MEDIUM RISK, not approved by the city & still an incomplete application
The proposed Linda Mar Woods development would place 142 residential housing units across roughly 58 acres of ridgeline and heavily forested hillside adjacent to the “Boy Scouts” ridge and Old San Pedro Mountain Road. The project has faced ongoing hurdles, including incomplete application status and the need for annexation into Pacifica before it can proceed. Community concerns continue to center around wildfire risk, landslide-prone terrain, impacts to traffic and evacuation routes, strain on local schools and infrastructure, and conflicts with Pacifica’s Hillside Preservation Ordinance.
**Please note that the ongoing construction at the end of Higgins Way by the gate to the trail is completely unrelated to this project. That's the construction of two houses and an extension of the street to service them.**
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Application documents on City of Pacifica website - LINK HERE
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Developer website - https://www.facebook.com/lindamarwoods/
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Shamrock Ranch
Status - LOW RISK, incomplete application & pushback from City of Pacifica and County of San Mateo
Shamrock Ranch remains an important area of concern for the community. While the property was previously pulled off the market, we are currently seeing it reappear on MLS listings, raising renewed questions about potential future development and land use pressures on San Pedro Mountain.
We also want to acknowledge and appreciate the City of Pacifica and San Mateo County for pushing back and asking important questions regarding the Shamrock Ranch application. Thoughtful oversight and community engagement matter, especially when it comes to development in environmentally sensitive areas like San Pedro Mountain. While it appears that the community has "won round 1" on this attempt to build-out the ranch, we believe there will likely be further attempts in this same direction.
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All donations go directly to the preservation of the San Pedro Mountain hillside between Shamrock Ranch and Old San Pedro Mountain Road. Costs include the legal defense fund, independent, objective professional reports, evaluation of application documents, and the efforts toward permanent preservation of this open space.
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Help prevent the destructive development of the Pacifica hillsides and preserve these cherished open spaces for future generations!​
Our mission is to promote the preservation of the San Pedro Mountain hillsides, and to educate the public on the importance of this open space to our community.
Join the diverse group of neighbors, community leaders, and local small business owners who stand for conserving essential habitat and beloved recreation space.
Your donation supports our goals of preventing the destructive development of our Pacifica hillsides and then preserving these cherished open spaces for future generations.