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Mayor Dianne Feinstein is named one of the 10 worst-dressed U.S. women. Mr. Blackwell's verdict: "Looks like she is wearing the voting booth." Feinstein replies, "I appreciate Mr. Blackwell's sense of wit." — Jan. 9
About 3,000 well-wishers attend mayoral wedding party on Super Bowl Sunday: The course of love ran smoothly yesterday when Mayor Feinstein and businessman Richard Blum were married in the mayor's office, then received visitors under the rotunda. — Jan. 21
Earthquake II was perhaps as powerful, considerably less damaging, but unquestionably more scary when the Bay Area trembled at supper time last night with the second major tremor in three days. — Jan. 27
N-Judah line inaugurates subway service: Muni's Metro system eases into service with generally good initial reviews. — Feb. 18
A hot and fun-filled afternoon ended in tragedy at Marriott's Great America when a teenager was catapulted from a roller coaster and killed. — March 30
Mysterious white powder spilled on Bay Bridge upper deck necessitates nine-hour closure and cleanup, creating "one of the worst traffic jams in Bay Area history." Hours later, chemical is identified as non-toxic clay. — June 26
The Berkeley Barb — the first of several Bay Area underground publications born in the 1960s to chronicle the counterculture and the only one to survive the complacency of the 1970s — will go underground for good next week. The paper's last issue will be published tomorrow. — July 2
Willie McCovey plays his last home game: The Giants legend really didn't have to do anything great in sun-drenched, fun-filled Candlestick Park. The fans cheered every time his name came over the loudspeaker. — July 4
With the music of Beethoven and Berlioz and the sounds of applause and champagne corks popping, San Francisco christened its new Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall. — Sept. 17
Absentee ballots provide last-minute victory: Wendy Nelder's "day-after" election to the Board of Supervisors gives women a majority on the board for the first time. — Nov. 6
An explosion at a medical gas plant in Richmond's Iron Triangle area thundered through the Bay Area like a sonic boom, blowing out windows and sending residents scurrying for safety. The blast occurred as 36,000 pounds of nitrous oxide, commonly called laughing gas, was being transferred. — Nov. 6
About 1,000 fans at the Marina Green memorial to the slain John Lennon stood quietly in the damp grass, unsure what to do, clapping or singing to the music — all Lennon or Beatle songs broadcast on KMEL-FM over several hundred portable radios. — Dec. 10