Burlingame, California
Burlingame, California City of Burlingame Official seal of Burlingame, California Burlingame, California is positioned in the US Burlingame, California - Burlingame, California The town/city is titled after diplomat Anson Burlingame and is often referred to as the City of Trees due to the number of trees inside the town/city and its various eucalyptus groves.
Burlingame is known for its high residentiary character of life with a walkable downtown region and excellent enhance school system.
The current median home value in Burlingame is $1.8 - M+ and as of the 2010 U.S.
Census, Burlingame had a populace of 28,807.
Location El Camino Real, Burlingame, CA Burlingame is situated on territory previously owned by San Francisco-based merchant William Davis Merry Howard. Howard planted many eucalyptus trees on his property and retired to live on the land.
In 1868, Ralston titled the territory after his friend, Anson Burlingame, the United States Ambassador to China.
After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, hundreds of lots in Burlingame were sold to citizens looking to establish new homes, and the town of Burlingame was incorporated in 1908.
In 1910, the neighboring town of Easton was took in and this region is now known as the Easton Addition neighborhood of Burlingame.
Burlingame is known as the City of Trees due to the number of trees inside the town/city (18,000 enhance trees).
In 1908, the Burlingame board of trustees passed an ordinance "prohibiting cutting, injuring, or destroying trees". The town/city also has many parks and Eucalyptus groves that add to the overall tree numbers.
Bay Area Rapid Transit has its final stop in Millbrae, just north of Burlingame.
BART's tracks are inside Burlingame town/city limits.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Burlingame had a populace of 28,806.
In the California State Legislature, Burlingame is in the 13th Senate District, represented by Democrat Jerry Hill, and in the 22nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Kevin Mullin. In the United States House of Representatives, Burlingame is in California's 14th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jackie Speier. In the 1920s Burlingame became a prominent location for automobile retailers which became known as "Auto Row". In the 1960s, various airline support service businesses opened in Burlingame due to its adjacency to San Francisco International Airport. Today, LSG/Sky Chefs, Inc., Virgin America, and China Airlines are all positioned in Burlingame.
Historically, Burlingame has also been home to many candy and chocolate companies.
Over the past decade, Burlingame's economy has diversified substantially and it has turn into an attractive locale for biotechnology companies owing to its adjacency to South San Francisco, the place of birth of the biotechnology industry.
Additionally, multiple high technology firms have established offices in Burlingame due to its locale between the booming technology centers of Silicon Valley to the south and San Francisco to the north.
Paul's Co-Op Nursery School, Learning Links, Morning Glory Montessori, Sunshine Family Child Care, United Methodist Co-Op Nursery School: Toddler Room, Kiddie Lab, First Presbyterian School, and Tout About Toys.
San Mateo Union High School District operates small-town high schools while the Burlingame School District operates elementary and middle schools.
Burlingame High School is the city's sole enhance high school.
Burlingame Intermediate School is Burlingame's sole enhance middle school.
There are six enhance elementary schools serving Burlingame.
They are Franklin Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Mc - Kinley Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, Washington Elementary, and the newly reopened Hoover Elementary. According to the 2009 Base Academic Performance Index (API) Scores from the California Department of Education, the Burlingame School District rates among the best in the state, with 4 out of their 6 enhance elementary schools (Roosevelt Elementary, Washington Elementary, Franklin Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary) scoring well between 880 and 925, and with ratings of 9 or 10. Burlingame school precinct enrollment has continually been increasing as young families move to the city.
Mercy High School is the only private Catholic all-girls high school in Burlingame.
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Burlingame Avenue and Broadway Avenue, two streets running alongside to each other about one mile apart, are two of the city's chief retail districts. Bill Amend, author of the comic strip Fox - Trot, attended Burlingame High School starting offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers, lives in Burlingame Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.com, attended Burlingame High School California artist Percy Gray lived in Burlingame from 1912 to 1923 Adam Klein, winner of Survivor: Millennials vs Gen X, attended Burlingame High School Tamora Pierce, best-selling children's author, attended Burlingame Intermediate School Brad Schreiber, author and TV writer-producer, attended Burlingame High School and lived in mayor's mansion at 238 Myrtle Road Scenes from the film Dangerous Minds were filmed on the ground of Burlingame High School in the spring of 1994.
Burlingame is home to the historic Kohl Mansion, where the movie Flubber was filmed.
In James Patterson's Women's Murder Club series, San Francisco Assistant District Attorney Jill Bernhardt lives in Burlingame.
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