Pacifica (2077)



The Pacifica District, formally known as the Pacifica Playground, was an upper-class corporate-sponsored residential suburb directly south of Night City. By 2077, the district has become a lawless and anarchic Combat Zone district.

Overview
Pacifica was originally envisioned as Night City's vacation resort for the ultra-wealthy. It was to be true paradise, catering to corporate employees and tourists alike with its golden sandy beaches, luxurious hotels, and unmatched entertainment. By 2045, the resort functioned as intended, becoming home to the Playland By the Sea amusement park, protected by Militech security contractors, and attracting crowds from San Francisco and other parts of California. In addition, the developing Coastview condos offered a view of the sea, as well as relaxation and rest for those who could afford them.

The Unification War from 2069 to 2070 halted Pacifica's success in its tracks. As fears mounted that the New United States would invade Night City from Southern California and Pacifica would become a battlefield, corporations and other investors raced to pull their funding from Pacifica's ongoing projects. With Night City's economy already on a downturn, the effect on Pacifica was disastrous. The district was left unfinished and lawless. Construction work was put on permanent hold, leaving most buildings unfinished hulks of concrete and steel. Gangs and the homeless moved in.

By 2077, the district was overrun by poverty and criminal activity. All the buildings were occupied by the homeless instead of tourists. The Voodoo Boys, a techno-mystical group of netrunners, made the district the base of their operations. Originating from the Haitian community that settled in Night City after their country was ravaged by climate disaster, they took it upon themselves to protect the local community, forsaken and left to fend for themselves by the NCPD. In addition, scavengers and other criminal gangs plague the district, leaving many who enter leaving without vital organs or valuable cybernetics and implants. However, Night City officials still hold hope for the district, promoting the district to be capable of returning to the original vacation paradise the district was on its way to becoming.

In 2077, Mayor Lucius Rhyne re-designated Pacifica an "independent district" of Night City, a ploy which allowed Pacifica's crime statistics to be excluded from the city's official numbers. Rhyne and his deputy, Weldon Holt, took full credit for the resulting 3% "drop" in Night City's crime rate as he ran for re-election against challenger Jefferson Peralez.

That same year, Kang Tao began expressing an interest in buying property in Pacifica to build a new server facility. The Night City Council was debating whether or not to offer to sell the lot to Kang Tao for a single eurodollar in exchange for a pledge to help quell the district's rampant crime.

Sub-districts

 * Coastview
 * West Wind Estate

Trivia

 * The "Los Osos" logos seen throughout Pacifica are likely are reference to Baywood-Los Osos, a town which - alongside Morro Bay - Night City was built upon in the Cyberpunk lore.