state ) ▁Category : Em ery ▁Roth ▁buildings <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Pen ins ula ▁is ▁a ▁pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area ▁that ▁separ ates ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean . ▁On ▁its ▁northern ▁tip ▁is ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁County ▁of ▁San ▁Francisco . ▁Its ▁southern ▁base ▁is ▁in ▁northern ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁County , ▁including ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁Mountain ▁View , ▁and ▁Los ▁Alt os . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁Pen ins ula ▁is ▁occupied ▁by ▁San ▁Mate o ▁County , ▁between ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁Santa ▁Clara ▁count ies , ▁and ▁including ▁the ▁cities ▁and ▁towns ▁of ▁A ther ton , ▁Bel mont , ▁Br is b ane , ▁Bur ling ame , ▁Col ma , ▁Dal y ▁City , ▁East ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁El ▁Gran ada , ▁F oster ▁City , ▁Hills borough , ▁Half ▁Moon ▁Bay , ▁La ▁H onda , ▁L oma ▁Mar , ▁ ▁Los ▁Alt os , ▁Men lo ▁Park , ▁Mill bra e , ▁Mountain ▁View , ▁Pacific a , ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁P esc ad ero , ▁Port ola ▁Valley , ▁Red wood ▁City , ▁San ▁Bruno , ▁San ▁Carlos , ▁San ▁Mate o , ▁South ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Sun ny v ale , ▁and ▁Wood side . ▁ ▁Where as ▁the ▁term ▁pen ins ula ▁in ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁sense ▁techn ically ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Pen ins ula , ▁in ▁local ▁j arg on , ▁" The