1960
- George Miller is re-elected to California's 8th congressional district
- Bothe-Napa Valley State Park is established
- Candlestick Park opens in San Francisco
- The Air Force Satellite Test Center (pictured), in Santa Clara County, becomes operational
- Sonoma State University (pictured) is established
- Donald A. Glaser at the University of California, Berkeley is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the bubble chamber
- San Jose's population is 204,196, an increase by 114% from 1950's 95,280