SF News Breaking News: BART Trains Stopped According to CBS 5, "BART trains are stopped between Castro Valley and Pleasanton after a train hit a construction worker at the new West Dublin station." The incident happened a little after 3
SF News Striketease: BART's Second-Largest Union Votes Against Contract Members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1555 -- BART's second-biggest union, representing around 900 train operators, cranky station agents, and other assorted power workers -- voted 100% against management's proposed contract yesterday. The
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SF News BART Strike Averted The looming BART strike was nipped in the bud. For now, at least. According to CBS 5 / BCN, "[a]fter a marathon round of negotiations, Larry Gerber, the chief negotiator of Service Employees
SF News Remember That BART Strike? It Still Might Be On So, you may recall the kerfuffle about BART workers wanting to strike because their wage increase might get written out of the current contract because of, you know, the CRUMBLING ECONOMY and the
SF News Public Transit Changes Change Lives, July 1st Apparently, the world won't come to an end for BART riders on July 1. It seems the strike probably, most likely for all intents and purposes won't happen. (That is some shitty news,
SF News BART Strike Talks Move to Mediation The largest union representing BART workers voted overwhelmingly last night to authorize a strike, which btw people, would take place next Wednesday if a deal isn't reached by then. The unions have called
SF News BART Prepares Commuters for Potential Strike on July 1 Many of BART's 355,000 daily commuters are still unaware that the agency might go on strike next week, which would cause quite a meltdown throughout the Bay Area. Five unions representing 3,
SF News SFPD Pursuit Leads to AM Bart Delays According to first word on the scene, this morning’s BART delays were due to an underground pursuit. It seems police officers chasing a suspect on the tracks between the 16th street and
SF News BART Workers to Strike July 1st? Apparently we're eight days away from the end of BART workers' current contract, and therefore eight days away from a possible BART strike due to the aggressive negotiations necessary in the face of
SF News Possible Suicide at Glen Park BART Station The body of a 61-year-old woman was found at the Glen Park BART Station yesterday. The unidentified female body was discovered in the bushes just outside the station. BART spokesperson Linton Johnson confirms
SF News No Charges Brought Against Father of Infant Who Died in Car The father who left his infant in the car at the El Cerrito Bart station last week will not be charged with a crime. Contra Costa Deputy District Attorney Harold Jewett said Monday,
SF News Quote du Jour: the Other BART Bathroom A constituent asked BART staff a question about the potties during a public meeting yesterday. The inquiry? Would BART consider removing sex designation on single-stall bathrooms inside the stations. Bart director Tom Radulovich,
SF News Infant Dies After Parent Leaves Him In Car All Day A four-month-old baby boy, Everett Carey, who was found unresponsive after being left alone for hours in his father's vehicle at the El Cerrito Plaza BART station for hours, died at the Doctors
SF News <i>[Insert Another Tired, Cleverless Headline About BART & Muni Fare Increase Here]</i> Have you heard that BART and Muni fares are increasing? A news story that seems to pop up at least once a month? Or not? Anyway, BART prices will increase on July 1.
SF News $48.3 Million in Federal Recovery Aimed for BART Carpet & More According to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation, transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced a hefty gift for Bay Area public transportation: $48.3 Million. This chunk of change will, hopefully,
SF News Stimulus Funds Make Oakland Airport BART Connector (Almost) A Reality So, this is sort of a math problem: Take a $130 million project; sit it on it and discuss for many years; watch costs rise to about $500 million; receive a $70 million
SF News BART Extension Groundbreaking Today San Jose just got a little less unsightly. Today, a groundbreaking ceremony took place for the BART extension, which will bring Silicon Valley a little bit closer to the Bay Area. Carl Guardino,
SF News BART Cars to Finally (Maybe) Lose All Those Stinky Seats and Carpets In several new designs -- which are coming out of BART's planning stages for a $3.4 billion project to add 700 new BART cars by 2024 -- the urban and suburban commuter
misc Aptly-Named "Trigger" Scraps with BART Train In case you haven't already read about this adorable Jack Russell named Trigger over at SFAppeal, here's a recap. Last month, Trigger pulled a Houdini and escaped from his family's home, which is
SF News Muni Prez Rejects Fare Hike For Now; BART Tests Pay-By-Cellphone City supervisors yesterday rejected the proposed Muni budget that would cut service and hike fares to $2 come July. Muni Board President David Chiu pointed to several programs that look like a blatant
SF News BART Delays This A.M. There was an an electrical problem in the transbay tube connecting Oakland and San Francisco, and there are now residual delays, which means you may be eff'd this morning if you need to
SF News No Bail Reduction for BART Cop Johannes Mehserle BART office Johannes Mehserle, charged with shooting and killing Oscar Grant on New Year's Day at the Frutivale station -- was dealt another blow last week. After asking to have his whopping $3
SF News TransLink Passes First Round of BART Tests In about a month, you can officially get your TransLink card for BART. According to SFGate, "testing of the regional TransLink fare card on BART appears to have had no major glitches, providing
