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The San Francisco district attorney's office has announced that it has filed charges against nearly all of the 1,600 people arrested in protests in the first 10 days of the Gulf War. All but 50 of the infractions filed were for obstructing streets, sidewalks or bridges. — Feb. 9
State Bar survey reveals a majority of Californians cannot identify the Bill of Rights and almost half mistakenly believe the accused are guilty until proven innocent. — May 2
To avoid a new state sales tax on candy, a Berkeley company renames its chocolate truffles, "mousse balls." — July 18
Mark Wellman pulled himself to the summit of Half Dome fulfilling his dream of becoming the first paraplegic to climb 2,200 feet up the vertical face of the towering granite landmark from its base in Yosemite Valley. — Sept. 16
Demonstration against Governor Wilson's veto of a gay-rights bill turns violent, damaging the State Building. Mayoral candidate and former police Chief Frank Jordan, who attempted to join the rally, is accosted and pursued by "a small but vicious mob" who make off with one of his shoes. — Oct. 1
Playing the first regular-season NHL game in the Bay Area in 16 seasons, the Sharks dropped a 5-2 decision to the Vancouver Canucks in front of 10,888 fans at the Cow Palace. — Oct. 6
The Embarcadero Freeway is gone. Finally. The last span of the most controversial freeway in The City fell Saturday. Mayor Agnos says having the 1.2-mile elevated structure gone is like having a child's braces removed to reveal beautiful teeth. — Oct. 13
Three-day conflagration burns four square miles in Oakland and Berkeley hills, kills 25 people and injures 150, destroys 3,300 homes, leaves 5,000 homeless. Damage estimated at $1.5...billion to $2...billion. — Oct. 23
Mayor Agnos and Assembly Speaker Willie Brown lead 1,000 guests in a fiesta to kick off construction on Yerba Buena Gardens' cultural buildings. — Oct. 22
Bill Graham was a personality so large, so vital, so omnipresent, that he seemed to take up all the oxygen in the room. With his sudden, fiery passing in a helicopter crash, the charisma vacuum in the world of music is enormous. — Oct. 27
Frank Jordan, a career policeman with a gift for speaking plainly and earnestly of complex social problems, won a stunning victory to become San Francisco's 40th mayor because of attention to fundamental issues that eluded the campaign of Mayor Agnos. — Dec. 11
Soviet Union folds: "I'm delighted the hammer and sickle is coming down," says Michael Klestoff, president of the Russian Center of San Francisco, adding that while Gorbachev "deserves a lot of credit, he was like someone who started something and didn't know where to go from there." — Dec. 25