Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/60

1955
 * Howl, by Allen Ginsberg (signature pictured), is written, then recited at the Six Gallery reading in San Francisco
 * The California Medical Facility, a state prison in Vacaville, opens
 * Cazadero Performing Arts Camp is established in western Sonoma County
 * The city of Cupertino (flag pictured) is incorporated in Santa Clara County
 * Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the United States, is formed in San Francisco
 * Newark is incorporated in Alameda County