1964
- The Republican National Convention is held at the Cow Palace, San Francisco
- The Christmas flood hits Sonoma County
- The Free Speech Movement begins at the University of California, Berkeley
- Pacific Air Lines Flight 773 crashes near San Ramon after a gunman kills the pilot and co-pilot, with no survivors
- Don Edwards (pictured) is elected to California's 9th congressional district
- The Oakland California Temple (pictured) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is completed