Los Pueblewhat?

Some residents along the rugged and spectacular coastal stretches of San Mateo County are proposing incorporation as a municipality to gain more sway over local development (article link here). Not unheard of. This was partly in response to the recent acquisition of private land by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (link here). But the sheer size of the land the residents are wanting to include is jaw-dropping: all land within the boundaries of Pacifica (north), Santa Cruz (south), the Pacific Ocean (west), and I-280 (east), excluding the already incorporated town of Half Moon Bay. This would include the stretch of Crystal Springs adjacent to our new place along the San Mateo/Hillsborough border. The proposed area has two of the best scenic drives in all of Northern California (i.e., Highway 1 from Half Moon Bay to Santa Cruz and I-280 along the Upper and Lower Crystal Springs Reservoirs from Burlingame to Palo Alto), as well as some of its most pristine beaches and hiking trails, especially along the unspoiled mountain ridges separating Crystal Springs from the coastal areas. With only 6,500 residents in that vast swath of scenic and undeveloped greenspace, it would make the proposed "city" the least densely populated municipality in the entire state. More trees than people indeed. Along with the fiscal hurdles involved with incorporation, the proponents will probably need to change the proposed name of their municipality to garner some more votes. Los Pueblecitos? Sounds more like a barren, sun-baked transit stop in the middle of Arizona or New Mexico rather than the lush, coastal oasis that it represents, in Northern California. And the name doesn't exactly roll off one's tongue. Thankfully, the proposition is a long shot.