Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/66

1949
 * KPFA community supported radio is founded in Berkeley
 * East Contra Costa Junior College is founded in Pleasant Hill
 * Fantasy Records is founded in San Francisco
 * The first Mervyns department store opens in San Lorenzo (contemporary logo pictured)
 * The Western Air Defense Force (pictured) is established at the Hamilton Air Force Base in Marin County
 * Berkelium is synthesized at the University of California, Berkeley