Editing San Carlos, California (section)

===1945 to the end of the 20th century===
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In 1944, Dalmo Victor established the city's first large electronics plant, followed soon after by [[Eimac|Eitel McCullough]], [[Varian Associates]] (Later occupied by [[Tesla Motors]] and currently by [[Devil's Canyon Brewing Company]]), and [[Lenkurt Electric Company]].

Establishment of these two firms was a factor in the quadrupling of San Carlos population in the decade after 1940. In 1950, when the population was 14,371, the city boasted a total of 89 industries: wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors, producing a variety of commodities from electronics to cosmetic. By 1958, the electronic industry comprised a substantial segment of the city's industrial area.

In the late 1940s when Bayshore was a two-lane road, the San Carlos Airport was moved from its former location between Brittan and San Carlos Avenues to its present site. The airport was bought by the county from Cal West Yacht Harbor in 1964 for $990,000.

In 2022, the city received national attention after a woman was beheaded with a sword.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Vainshtein |first1=Annie |last2=Umanzor |first2=Joel |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Report: Woman beheaded on a San Carlos street in front of witnesses |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Report-Woman-allegedly-beheaded-in-San-Carlos-in-17428663.php |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chrisholm |first=Johanna |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Woman beheaded by man with a sword on Bay Area street had restraining order |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/beheading-young-mother-california-b2163695.html |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Noyes |first=Dan |date=September 9, 2022 |title=Young mother beheaded on street identified, new info on man held in attack |url=https://abc7chicago.com/woman-beheading-san-carlos-california-karina-castro/12216983/ |access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=ABC7 Chicago |language=en}}</ref>

In 2025, San Carlos is set to celebrate its Centennial Year.