Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/15

2000

Eastine Cowner, a former waitress, works on a ship under construction at Richmond, California

• AT&T Park opens in San Francisco
• Pandora Radio is founded in Oakland
• The Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park is designated in Richmond (historic photo shown)
• Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz dies at his home in Santa Rosa
• The Dot-com bubble, affecting many Silicon Valley internet companies, peaks