I lived briefly in S.J. in 1971 but ended up in San Leandro where I found work a couple of months later. It was always interesting to drive to Oakland along the 580 at 70 mph or so and watch the little specks behind you become H-A's on their choppers. They must have been traveling at least 100 mph. They always got off on Golf Links Road where H-A president Sonny Barger reputedly kept a lion chained in his back yard. It was a colorful time to live in the Bay Area!
Boy O Boy, That it was.
I think 580 was hwy-17 in those days. I still tell people about a sign that was once at the hwy-17 and 101 interchange. The sign looked like a bowl of spaghetti and said 'MINGLE', no kidding.
My only child (Dr blam) was born in San Jose hospital in 1968. He presently lives in Glendora.