Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/164

1851
 * The San Francisco Unified School District is established, as the first public school district in California (historic Ida B. Wells High School building pictured, right)
 * The San Francisco Committee of Vigilance is formed in response to rampant crime and corruption in the municipal government (1851 hanging pictured, left)
 * Congregation Emanu-El is chartered in San Francisco
 * A fire destroys large swaths of San Francisco