Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/20

1995

damage from the Mount Vision fire

Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, in 2006

• The Mount Vision fire (damage pictured) burns 12,000 acres (49 km²) at the Point Reyes National Seashore
• Willie Brown is elected mayor of San Francisco
• Craigslist is founded by Craig Newmark (pictured) in San Francisco
• The San Jose Earthquakes soccer team is established
• The St. Helena AVA is established
• The Salon website is established in San Francisco
• The San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl for the fifth time
• Grateful Dead co-founder, guitarist and singer/songwriter Jerry Garcia dies in Marin County