Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/168

1847
 * Samuel Brannan's California Star begins publishing in Yerba Buena (Sam Brannan pictured)
 * The Californian moves to Yerba Buena from Monterey, shortly after the California Star debuts
 * Alcalde Washington Allon Bartlett proclaims that Yerba Buena will henceforth be known as San Francisco
 * Nathan Coombs purchases a 325 acre farm on Rancho Napa from Salvador Vallejo, and 80 acre of Rancho Entre Napa from Nicholas Higuera