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Torrential storms and floods inundate Bay Area. Golden Gate Park closed because of fallen trees. — Jan. 11
New San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opens on Third Street. — Jan. 18
S.F. 49ers roll to a record fifth Super Bowl championship, whupping San Diego, 49-26. — Jan. 30
S.F. State University drops intercollegiate football. State Sen. Quentin Kopp asks for Senate committee to investigate. — March 25
Another flurry of copycat bomb scares in the Bay Area rattled nerves in the wake of the devastating Oklahoma City explosion. — April 22
Strike ends. Baseball returns, many fans don't: The crowd of 22,914 was less than half of every Candlestick opener since 1982 and the smallest home-opener turnout since 1975. — April 29
The state Supreme Court has kept alive a lawsuit on behalf of drivers who were trapped on the Bay Bridge because of a radio station's publicity stunt to satirize President Clinton's haircut on Air Force One. — June 3
Jerry Garcia, the legendary virtuoso guitarist who was the heart of the Grateful Dead and guru to two generations of Deadheads from the turbulent 1960s to the acquisitive 1990s, died early Wednesday in a Marin County drug rehabilitation center. — Aug. 9
Forget Candlestick Park. Try rolling 3Com Stadium off your tongue. San Francisco is set to scrap the Candlestick handle after 35 years and rename the stadium after a Santa Clara-based data networking company. — Sept. 2
Raiders return to Oakland after 13 years in L.A., defeating San Diego Chargers, 17-7. — Sept. 4
"Not guilty": Throughout San Francisco, suspense and tension were palpable and the daily business of life came to a screeching halt as people gathered to hear the fate of O.J. Simpson. — Oct. 3
Quake retrofit: Deep in the bowels of City Hall, amid clouds of dust and the drone of heavy machinery, construction workers operating mini-bulldozers known as Bobcats moved mounds of earth in preparation for installing 3,500-pound shock absorbers. — Oct. 21
Zim's, a longtime San Francisco restaurant chain known for its shakes, apple pies and Zimburgers, has broiled its last burger. — Oct. 30
Willie Lewis Brown Jr., who came to San Francisco 44 years ago with little more than hope and a high school diploma, has become The City's first African American mayor. — Dec. 13