20th Century

1950s

1951- The city is founded by billionaire businessmen and brothers George and Milton Maguire

1952- The first neighborhoods and roads are built 

1956- San Ralo is officially declared a town by the state of California

1959- The main highway of San Ralo starts construction

1960s

1962- The period of mass urbanization begins

1964- San Ralo is declared the fastest growing city on the West Coast

1965- The University of San Ralo makes it's grand opening

1968- The immigration act of 1965 creates a wave of legal immigration to the city

1970s

1970- The population doubles from 72,000 in 1965 to 144,000 

The Hunchos gang is formed

1972- White flight occurs in Moxton and El Rorosa due to Whites not wanting to live near minorities

The San Ralo mafia makes their debut

The Crimson Brotherhood is formed

1973- Milton Maguire dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 64, leaving George as the new mayor of San Ralo

1974- The policy to urbanize 90% of all farmland within 60-70 years is enacted on May 9th

The La Cujo gang is formed

1976- The 6 year terror begins

1977- Famous anti-crime activist Violet Rayfield is assassinated by the Crimson Brotherhood after demanding for a call to hold all gangs accountable for all crime in the city

The Moxley project begins on March 3rd.

1978- Duke Bell, the leader of the Crimson Brotherhood is assassinated by a member of the Los Cujos at San Ralo's waterfront amusement park during the city's annual parade which sparks a 3 year war between both gangs.

1979- San Ralo is considered the most dangerous city in the Western U.S.

George Maguire resigns as mayor June 26th after being revealed to have used the San Ralo mafia to extort businesses and families of his political rivals.

Arthur Ellison is declared the new mayor of San Ralo on October 16th.

1980s

1980- The infamous Moxton house party massacre occurs on July 11th which leaves 11 gang members and 5 civilians dead

A series of race wars between African Americans and Hispanics that occured from August 19th- 24th resulted in 1 dead, 30 injured and 130 arrested

1981- The Downtown riots of August 2nd occur after a peaceful protest at the city hall demanding for crime reform escalates when the police tried to disperse of the crowd. 5 died as a result of the riots and 70 were injured with millions of dollars in damage. 

1982- The 6 year terror ends

The Redfox Arena is built

1983- The Moxley project is completed

Another set of race wars between African Americans and Hispanics occurred from February 4-6. 2 died, 10 were injured and 80 were arrested in the aftermath. Police presence was also heavily increased in both Moxton and El Rorosa due to the violence. 

1986- San Ralo begins to rapidly expand their mass transit through the "Hub Project"
 

San Ralo begins to become a major tourist destination of the West Coast
 

1988- MTV establishes their second headquarters in San Ralo

1989- San Ralo falls into an economic depression which worsens it's homeless crisis

1990s

1991- The homeless population peaks

1992- The city exits it's economic depression and takes a few months for it's economy to return to pre depression levels.

1995- Gang wars between The Hunchos and Los Cujos pick up through a series of shootings and territorial disputes

1999- SRPD finally puts an end to the gang wars between The Hunchos and Los Cujos through mass raids which significantly decreases their power in the city.

21st Century

2000s

2001- San Ralo hosts the nation's 3rd largest memorial event after the events of 9/11

2006- San Ralo witnesses it's lowest crime rate in 3 decades

2009- Arthur Ellison retires as mayor on December 28.

2010s

2010- Gerald Pitman is elected as mayor on January 2

2013- San Ralo's real estate market crashes on April 26. Plenty of foreclosures and evictions occur as a result.

Protests occur on May 1 as a result of the real estate market crashes. They eventually devolve into unrest where 48 people are arrested and hundreds of thousands are reported in damage. 

2017- The city hosts it's first ever Superbowl which draws in 100,000s of attendees.

2020s

2020- George Floyd protests take place mainly in El Rorosa and Moxton. Millions of dollars are reported in damages.