Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/59

1956

Caffe Trieste (pictured) opens in San Francisco
The Republican National Convention is held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
The Argonaut ceases publication in San Francisco
Half Moon Bay State Beach (pictured) is established in San Mateo County
The Hayward Area Historical Society is founded
Williams-Sonoma opens its first store in Sonoma
George Christopher is elected mayor of San Francisco
While living with poet Gary Snyder outside Mill Valley, Jack Kerouac works on a book centering around Snyder, which he considers calling Visions of Gary