Pilarcitos Lake was San Francisco's first major reservoir, quenching the thirst of a booming city following the Gold Rush. It ...

There was something about the trams on dizzying, almost vertical hills, M&Ms on pizza and the lure of the Golden Gate Bridge.

Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest difference in the life of a city. The big things made San Francisco famous: the Golden Gate, the cable cars, the city’s style. And the problems: ...