yes but
our intrepid united pilot was at 1100 feet when tower called him and he pushed forward on the stick with the tcas...
I've flown the coastal route in pipers as a GA pilot and ''shot the gap'' as an airline pilot...until the actual position is displayed on a chart, I think they were darn close to the airport when this happened...and not near the pacific shoreline.
there is a mountain nearby on the departure, mount san bruno ( you might see the words : south san francisco the industrial city, on it). hill all around.
1100 feet is pretty darn low...I guess, at the worst they were two miles off the departure end.