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YoshidaYui

(44,857 posts) Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:42 AM 14 hrs ago

History of San Francisco 10: San Francisco in the 1980s

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History of San Francisco 10: San Francisco in the 1980s (Original Post) YoshidaYui 14 hrs ago OP

It was a horror show with the AIDS death toll. RandySF 14 hrs ago #1

Last great decade for SF IMO Auggie 3 hrs ago #2

RandySF

(80,586 posts)

1. It was a horror show with the AIDS death toll.

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 01:44 AM

14 hrs ago

Auggie

(32,791 posts)

2. Last great decade for SF IMO

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Sun Dec 14, 2025, 11:53 AM

3 hrs ago

I was 22 when I moved to SF in 1979. Technically the decade started in 1981 -- and I prefer to cite this year over 1980 because it coincides with the exciting turnaround of the 49ers. Walsh, Montana and company set the tone for the early 80's and helped the city segue from the grief of Jonestown and the Milk/Mosconi assassinations.

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