The earthquake and fire left long-standing and significant pressures on the development of California. At the time of the disaster, San Francisco had been the ninth-largest city in the United States and the largest on the West Coast, with a population of about 410,000.Over a period of 60 years, the city had become the financial, trade, and cultural center of the West; operated the …

The San Francisco Municipal Railway (SF Muni or Muni) is the public transit system for the City and County of San Francisco.Despite the name, the network has 54 bus lines and 17 trolleybus lines, in addition to seven light rail lines (called Muni Metro) that operate above ground and in the city's lone subway tube, three historic cable car lines, and two historic streetcar lines.