▁Pen ins ula " ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁Governor ▁Diego ▁de ▁Bor ica ▁gave ▁José ▁Dar ío ▁Arg ü ello ▁a ▁Spanish ▁land ▁grant ▁known ▁as ▁Ran cho ▁de ▁las ▁Pul gas . ▁This ▁ran cho ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁grant ▁on ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁consisting ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁local ▁ge ographic ▁term , ▁the ▁area ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁Pen ins ula " ▁is ▁distinct ▁from ▁that ▁denoted ▁by ▁" The ▁City ", ▁and ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁portion ▁south ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁ ▁The ▁app ell ation ▁may ▁date ▁to ▁the ▁period , ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁when ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco ▁were ▁separate ▁entities , ▁the ▁latter ▁then ▁co ext ensive ▁with ▁contemporary ▁San ▁Mate o ▁County ▁and ▁San ▁Francisco ▁City - Count y . ▁ ▁The ▁City - Count y ▁own s ▁several ▁dis j unct ▁properties ▁along ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁( most ly ▁water ▁p ump ing ▁stations ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁H etch ▁H etch y ▁Valley ▁on ▁which ▁San ▁Francisco ▁has ▁a ▁permanent ▁le ase hold ); ▁thus , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁communities ▁in ▁San ▁Mate o ▁County ▁are ▁de ▁fact o ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁with ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁communities ▁of ▁Pacific a , ▁Dal y ▁City , ▁Broad mo or , ▁Col ma , ▁South ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Half