1989
- The Oakland Athletics win the World Series
- An earthquake centered near Loma Prieta in the Santa Cruz Mountains causes significant damage in the Bay Area, kills 63 people throughout Northern California, and injures 3,757 (damage pictured)
- The original Kezar Stadium (pictured) in San Francisco is demolished
- The Santa Clara Valley AVA is established
- The San Francisco 49ers win the Super Bowl for the third time
- California Sea Lions begin to haul out on docks at San Francisco's Pier 39