Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/44

1971
 * Two Standard Oil tankers collide in the San Francisco Bay, spilling 800,000 gallons of oil
 * Annadel State Park (pictured) is established in the Sonoma Valley
 * Erhard Seminars Training is founded in San Francisco
 * Eugene O'Neill's Tao House (pictured), in unincorporated Contra Costa County, is declared a National Historic Landmark
 * Chez Panisse restaurant (pictured) is established in Berkeley
 * Filmmaker George Lucas founds Lucasfilm in San Rafael, the same year he releases THX 1138, filmed in the San Francisco Bay Area
 * Japanese American city councilman Norman Mineta is elected Mayor of San Jose
 * The Palo Alto Community Cultural Center is founded in Palo Alto