1995 in California

The year 1995 in California involved several major events.

January

 * January 24 – Murder trial of O. J. Simpson: The criminal trial of O. J. Simpson for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman begins.

March

 * March 2 – Yahoo! is incorporated in Sunnyvale.
 * March 27 – 67th Academy Awards: Robert Zemeckis's Forrest Gump leads the nominations with thirteen, winning six, including Best Picture, Best Director for Zemeckis, and Best Actor for Tom Hanks.

April

 * April 13 – The National Football League approves the Los Angeles Rams's move to St. Louis, Missouri, playing as the St. Louis Rams until relocating back in 2016.
 * April 24 – Timber lobbyist Gilbert Murray is killed by Ted Kaczynski in Sacramento, in the final bombing Kaczynski carried out before turning himself in September.

June

 * June 28 – Ted Kaczynski sends a letter to San Francisco Chronicle threatening to detonate an airplane departing from Los Angeles International Airport before sending a letter to The New York Times claiming the scheme was a prank.

July

 * July 11 – The National Football League approves the Las Vegas Raiders's move to Oakland, playing as the Oakland Raiders until relocating back in 2020.
 * July 20 – The Regents of the University of California vote to abolish affirmative action.

October

 * October 3 – O.J. Simpson is acquitted in the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, causing polarized reactions.

November

 * November 20 – U.S. district judge Mariana Pfaelzer strikes down Proposition 187, an anti-immigration law.

December

 * December 15 – AltaVista is founded in Palo Alto.