1995
- 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