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The most devastating winter storm in perhaps three decades blustered its way out of the Bay Area, leaving behind a tragic toll of at least 12 dead, tens of millions of dollars in damages and a massive clean-up job. — Jan. 6
Joe Montana, displaying the guile and flare of a riverboat gambler, engineered two long touchdown drives after San Francisco's youthful secondary swiped the ball from the Cincinnati Bengals, and the 49ers rolled to a 26-21 victory in Super Bowl XVI. Thousands of fans celebrated in the streets; police reported more than 100 arrests. — Jan. 25
A gasoline truck explosion caused by a chain-reaction accident turned a tube of the Caldecott Tunnel into a fiery tomb, killing seven people and injuring at least two others. — April 7
Foes of Proposition 9 heralded a new day in water politics as the proposed Peripheral Canal to supply the southland with more Northern California water drowned in a cascade of votes. — June 9
It was billed as a march for a nuclear arms freeze and cuts in military spending, but the 30,000 to 40,000 demonstrators who gathered in Civic Center in San Francisco found themselves united under the broad slogan of "Peace." — June 13
A federal judge cleared the way for the Oakland Raiders to move to Los Angeles in 1982, denying a request by the National Football League that could have delayed action for up to two years. — June 14
Deadline passes without ratification of proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Thousands of women's-rights supporters hold midnight vigil in S.F. Civic Center Plaza. — July 1
An estimated 10,000 spectators and 1,300 athletes open Gay Games I in Kezar Stadium. The predominantly homosexual international athletic competition lost a court fight to use the word "Olympics." — Aug. 29
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos visits San Francisco. About 4,000 Filipino-Americans jam the St. Francis Hotel to hear First Lady Imelda Marcos belt out "Because of You." An estimated 800 Marcos opponents picket the hotel, watched by 200 San Francisco policemen, law enforcement sharpshooters and Secret Service agents. — Sept. 27
AIDS researchers convene at UC-San Francisco to share findings. Task force has recorded 665 cases nationally. Dr. James Curran of the Federal Centers for Disease Control comments, "There are so many tragedies in this thing. The victims are so damned young." — Oct. 29
Wildest Big Game: In the most bizarre ending imaginable, California used five laterals on a kickoff return with no time left to turn certain defeat into victory over Stanford. Kevin Moen ran the final 25 yards of the kickoff return into the end zone with members of the Stanford band blocking his path. — Nov. 21