1983
- The San Jose School District declares bankruptcy
- Dianne Feinstein (pictured) is re-elected mayor of San Francisco
- Tax preparation software company Intuit is founded in Mountain View
- San Francisco General Hospital establishes the first inpatient ward and outpatient clinic in the United States to treat Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- Charles McCabe, writer of the "Fearless Spectator" and "Himself" columns for the San Francisco Chronicle, dies at his home in North Beach