Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/66
Appearance
1949
![Mervyns logo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Mervyns_Logo.png/170px-Mervyns_Logo.png)
![ADF regions (Western ADF in pink)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Adc-regions.jpg/120px-Adc-regions.jpg)
- 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