Originally Posted by
BayAreaPilot
If you want to pick nits, SFO ≠ San Francisco. They're not even in the same county.
Actually, SFO is more "San Francisco" than San Francisco. Its 100% owned by the City and County of San Francisco, and is for policing and administrative purposes controlled by SFO. Things like the San Mateo Building Code, and code enforcement, don't apply. The Airport is in unincorporated San Mateo County, and I can't think of anything that San Mateo controls or really even has a say in.
Has been this way since the city bought the land from Mills in the 30s.