As holiday traditions go, the decorating of San Francisco’s cable car fleet may stand out as one of the most unique. Every year, scores of volunteers — along with a few off-duty cable car ...

Chances are, you've seen a television show, movie, postcard or some type of San Francisco memorabilia emblazoned with the city's iconic cable car or trolley. So, of course, to fully experience San ...

Though everything is on the table, the key question is: is mothballing the cable cars a solution? A Muni study suggests, among other things, suspending San Francisco's legendary cable car and ...

If you had to name three things that are distinctive about San Francisco, cable cars would almost certainly be on that list. So the failure of Proposition L in this most recent election has a lot ...

Officials say that by suspending operations on the three lines for the iconic cable cars and the F Market streetcars, the SFMTA could save an estimated $33 million annually. Willie Brown, the former ...

Learn about our editorial standards and how we make money. The average cost of full coverage car insurance in San Francisco is $2,161 per year, which is $324 more than the average cost of car ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Some 7.5 million people ride San Francisco's cable cars each year. Many of them board at Powell and Market streets, the famous turnaround site at the end of the line. Here tourists can ...

It's not what first time tourists want to hear. "It belongs to San Francisco, very famous in the whole world," said Anke Heidrich. Cable cars are one of the main draws to the famous Buena Vista ...

A budget shortfall at San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency could force some tough decisions including the suspension of the city's iconic cable car and streetcar fleets. 25 Forgotten ...