1948
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• The Point Reyes Light weekly newspaper begins publishing in Marin County
• The San Francisco Boys Chorus (pictured) is formed
• Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences is created from the merger of the Schools of Biological Sciences, Humanities, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences
• Beat Generation hangout Vesuvio Cafe (pictured) opens in San Francisco
• Westlake Shopping Center opens in Daly City
• Richard Diebenkorn has his first art exhibit at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco
• The Doggie Diner fast food restaurant opens in Oakland (later iconic doggie head pictured)