SF Politics BART Director Lateefah Simon Announces Run For Barbara Lee's Seat In Congress BART Director Lateefah Simon, who has served on BART's board for seven years, has higher political aspirations, and this week she's made it official that she will be running to replace longtime Oakland House Rep. Barbara Lee in 2024.
SF News BART's Only Black Board Member, Lateefah Simon, Reinstated Two Weeks After Her Announced Removal BART staff members seem to have royally effed up a situation involving board member Lateefah Simon, relating to her residency status in the district she represents.
SF News BART Removes Board Member Lateefah Simon Over Seemingly Minor Residency Dispute The only Black member on the BART board, who had to move because of racial harassment, has been kicked off the board for moving “a stone’s throw” outside of her district. But she says she has the receipts showing BART officials said it was OK for her to move there.
SF Politics East Bay BART Director Under Fire for Disputing That ‘BART PD Murders People,' Forgetting Oscar Grant UPDATE: A BART board director who was Karen-ing pretty hard has deleted her Twitter after the local transit Twitterverse called for her to step down.
SF News BART Adding 35,000 New Hanging Hand Straps To Steady Standing Passengers BART's Board of Directors approved the purchase of 35,000 new hanging hand straps at their meeting this morning, a move that will up the number of straps in each car from 30
SF News BART Fares Going Up 5% Next Year; Parking Fees Going Up In June The BART Board just approved a fare hike, effective January 1, 2014, that will raise fares across the board 5 percent. What does this mean for your daily life? In-city trips will go
SF News Lynette Sweet Ousted as BART Director By 25-Year-Old Zakhary Mallett Longtime BART board member and board president Lynette Sweet lost her re-election bid in a close race last week that's finally been called for her challenger, 25-year-old Zakhary Mallett. Sweet lost her long-held
SF News New BART General Manager Ready for "Fun" Meet your new BART General Manager, Grace Crunican. She’s replacing the interim GM, Sherwood Wakeman, who is probably really, really happy to be off duty. She comes well-pedigreed from the Clinton Administration
SF News Happy Birfday BART Tomorrow BART celebrates 35 years of hauling your asses around. Revenue service began on 9/11 in 1972. Since then, according to BART Board President Lynette Sweet, BART has continued to "carry the
SF News Et Tu, BART First MUNI announced they wanted to raise fares. Then Caltrain hopped on board the fare raising train (ha! we made a pun). And now BART. Why, raising fares is the new black. Thanks
