2011 - Pacifica Public Works Department  David Rogers, Aren Clark, Van O' Campo and Ron Fascenda

The Pacifica Public Works Department is honored for their tireless work for over 10 years, securing, bidding and supervising over $1 million in repairs to the Pacifica Pier, maintaining it for visitors and installing new Memorial Benches.   They are currently in negotiations for a grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board to complete additional repairs on the Pacifica Pier. 

2010 - Steve Rhodes Pacifica City Manager

POPS is pleased to announce it's 2010 award for service goes to Steve Rhodes our City Manager.  Steve came to us in July 2007 and has given distinguished service to our community with projects including helping with repair of the shallow piles of the pier, the Palmetto street-scape and maintaining city services during the current recession.
 

2009 - Elaine Larsen Editor and Publisher of The Pacifica Tribune

POPS is proud to announce that Elaine Larsen, Editor and Publisher of The Pacifica Tribune, is the winner of our 2009 Award for Community Service to Pacifica and the Pacifica Pier.  Elaine was a staff writer and managing editor of the Tribune for years before assuming her present position and has been responsible for redesigning the newspaper layout and website and increasing local and area news coverage.  Her work has been instrumental in getting out important news, not only of POPS, but of the City of Pacifica and other local businesses and community organizations.

2006 - Sue Digre  Pacifica Mayor & Councilwoman

Anna Boothe, director of POPS (Preserve Our Pier Supporters) announced that Mayor Sue Digre will receive the second annual POPS community Service Award. Sue, known to us for her active involvement in our community and work for PARCA, has been an advocate for the pier since the beginning of POPS five years ago when the organization began support for the implementation of the first state $500,000 repair grant given to us, then withdrawn because of lack of funds, says Boothe. "With her leadership, another grant of $500,000 by the California Coastal Conservancy was quickly implemented with repairs last year. Sue is an active supporter of the environment and historical heritage of Pacifica and gives careful scrutiny to any measure proposed to the Council which could affect the environment. She is also active in her support of our Shop Pacifica program to keep our sales tax dollars at home and of recognition of our troops serving abroad, including a son who is on his way to Iraq.

Previous Winners

Scott Holmes Pacifica City Engineer

Maxine Gonsalves Pacifica Mayor

Frank Winston  Pacifica Historical Society Board Member

Joan Cook  co-owner of the Chit Chat Cafe on the Pier

Joe Tanner Pacifica City Manager

Andy Pappas The "Crab King" of Pacifica