San Francisco in the 1850s absorbed too many people in too short a period. The ‘49er Gold Rush changed California’s shape and position in the world overnight.

There's a new look these days at California and Market Streets in San Francisco, the downtown terminal of the world's oldest operating cable car line.

Service on the Powell-Hyde cable car line, which runs from downtown to Fisherman's Wharf, was restored Sunday morning after a ...

A couple enjoying a Waymo ride in San Francisco suddenly found themselves the unwanted center of attention, as their ride blocked a streetcar and would not budge.“Other drivers were honking and the ...

Powell-Hyde is San Francisco's most popular cable car line, offering spectacular views of Alcatraz Island and the Golden Gate Bridge. It runs from downtown at Powell and Market streets to Fisherman's ...