Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/55

1960
 * George Miller is re-elected to California's 8th congressional district
 * Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is established
 * Candlestick Park opens in San Francisco
 * The Air Force Satellite Test Center (pictured), in Santa Clara County, becomes operational
 * Sonoma State University (pictured) is established
 * Donald A. Glaser at the University of California, Berkeley is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the bubble chamber
 * San Jose's population is 204,196, an increase by 114% from 1950's 95,280