Oceanside, California

Oceanside is a city in northern San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 161,029. Together with Vista and Carlsbad, it makes up the Tri-City area. The city is just south of Camp Pendleton, the largest U.S. Marine Corps base in the world. The city was first encountered by European explorers in 1769 and was incorporated in 1888.

Famous Oceanside residents

• Denise Richards, an actress who starred in Starship Troopers, graduated from El Camino High School with the class of 1989.
• Junior Seau, an NFL linebacker who played for the San Diego Chargers for 13 years (before being traded to the Miami Dolphins in 2003) graduated from Oceanside High School with letters in football, basketball, and track. Other NFL players from Oceanside include Joe Salave?a who plays for the Washington Redskins. Quite a few Oceanside football players have been selected in the first round of the NFL draft. This list includes Willie Buchanon, selected by the Green Bay Packers, Bill Sandifer, selected by the San Francisco 49ers, Bryant Westbrook, selected by the Detroit Lions, and Michael Booker, selected by the Atlanta Falcons. Several of Seau's relatives have been murdered in Oceanside.
• Rear Admiral (Ret.) Richard Lyon was one of the first 10 Navy Seals (formerly called "Scouts and Raiders")and was the first Special Warfare Officer to attain that rank. He served as mayor of the city in the 1990s.