Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/59

1956
 * Caffe Trieste (pictured) opens in San Francisco
 * The Republican National Convention is held at the Cow Palace in San Francisco
 * The Argonaut ceases publication in San Francisco
 * Half Moon Bay State Beach (pictured) is established in San Mateo County
 * The Hayward Area Historical Society is founded
 * Williams-Sonoma opens its first store in Sonoma
 * George Christopher is elected mayor of San Francisco
 * While living with poet Gary Snyder outside Mill Valley, Jack Kerouac works on a book centering around Snyder, which he considers calling Visions of Gary