Place:Del Mar, San Diego, California, United States

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NameDel Mar
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates32.95°N 117.25°W
Located inSan Diego, California, United States
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Del Mar (; Spanish for "Of the Sea") is a beach town in San Diego County, California, located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. Established in 1885 as a seaside resort, the city incorporated in 1959. The Del Mar Horse Races are hosted on the Del Mar racetrack every summer.

In 1885, Colonel Jacob Taylor purchased from Enoch Talbert, with visions of building a seaside resort for the rich and famous. The United States Navy operated a Naval Auxiliary Air Facility for blimps at Del Mar during World War II. The population was 3,954 at the 2020 census, down from 4,161 at the 2010 census.[1]

The town has a wealthy population along the coast and the bluffs above the ocean. However, these properties are very vulnerable to climate change, which has caused sea level rise and subsequent coastal erosion; already transportation infrastructure has been under threat. The city has a climate change adaptation plan that notably does not have any managed retreat strategy even though such a strategy was recommended by the California Coastal Commission in 2019.

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