Portal:San Francisco Bay Area/Years/29

1986

924 Gilman

Nude woman at Baker Beach, evoking Burning Man

• The Napa River experiences its worst flooding of the 20th century
• The Oakland Symphony is dissolved
• The punk rock club 924 Gilman Street (pictured) is established in Berkeley
• The Cacophony Society of culture jammers is founded in San Francisco, and
• The first Burning Man gathering occurs at Baker Beach (pictured, with typical apparel of later events) in San Francisco23
• Shoreline Amphitheatre opens in Mountain View
• Jackie Speier is elected to the California State Assembly