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Watch: Local Content Creator Hosts Thanksgiving Feast Aboard BART Train

Riders aboard a crowded BART train were met with a festive Thanksgiving extravaganza Thursday morning, courtesy of “Bay Area TV Man” and friends. The special feast began and ended at West Oakland station with a full loop from Daly City to Dublin in between.

Civic Center BART Station Reopens After Equipment Explosion; Single-Tracking Causing Major Systemwide Delays

The Civic Center BART station was closed as of around 11:30 am Tuesday due to what BART called an "equipment problem on the track," and train delays were developing on all lines as a result.

Monday Morning Headlines: More Equipment Troubles Plague BART

BART service was impacted again by equipment troubles early Monday; 19 women are accusing the SF Sheriff's Department of illegal strip searches; and Trump is unveiling some sort of healthcare plan.

Sunday Links: Missing Utah Woman Who Disappeared Near Santa Cruz Beach Found Safe

Another person has gone missing at the same spot in Big Sur as the father and daughter killed last week; Antioch is using a special desalination process to treat brackish water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta; and Danielle Staley has been found safe after disappearing on November 6.

Friday Morning Constitutional: BART Service Impacted By Vandalism In East Bay

BART service was halted between Hayward and Berryessa this morning due to apparent vandalism; the boyfriend of a woman who went missing in Santa Cruz is denying involvement; and there's a MAGA "invasion" event being planned at Disneyland.

Iron Dust, Which BART Says It Stopped Cleaning In 2020, Likely to Blame For Smoke Incident In August

Dust that collects on and near insulator caps along BART's electrified third rail was potentially to blame for a scary August 29 incident in which a fire in the Transbay Tube led to smoke entering a moving train.

BART Service Impacted by ‘Unstable Individual' Barricading Self at Train Yard In Hayward

BART officials say that an “unstable individual” with a knife barricaded themselves in the Hayward BART maintenance complex for about four hours Thursday morning, though that person has been taken into custody and trains are largely back on schedule.

Sunday Links: Bystander Hit by Stray Bullets in SF While Walking Past Group of Strangers

A man accused of sending death threats to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee will go on trial; LA Dodgers fans were pretty well behaved after the team’s World Series win Saturday; and a man was shot multiple times in SF's Polk Gulch while walking by people who may have been fighting.

BART Turning to ‘Community-Driven’ Workshops In Latest Attempt to Clean Up 16th and Mission

As pretty much every attempt to reduce blight around the 16th and Mission BART station has failed, BART is now floating the idea of a “community-driven process” of meetings and workshops to revitalize the beleaguered station area.

Equipment Problem In Transbay Tube Leads to Major BART Delays

A problem that arose just as the Monday morning rush hour began is creating yet another headache for commuters who rely on BART.

BART Releases Photos of Woman Wanted in Connection With Stabbing at Daly City Station

A man was stabbed about a month ago at 3 pm on a Wednesday afternoon outside the Daly City BART station, and now BART Police are releasing photos of a woman they say is linked to the incident, as they would like a word with her.

Thursday Morning What's Up: BART Police Make Arrest In Shooting on Train

SF Sheriff Paul Miyamoto talks about Trump's threats to send the National Guard here; BART police have arrested a teen suspect in connection with a September shooting aboard a train in Oakland; and Rohnert Park police arrested a man for an alleged hate crime incident at a bowling alley.

That Half-Cent Sales Tax To Save Public Transit From ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Will Indeed Be on the November 2026 Ballot

Would you pay a half-cent extra in sales tax so BART and Muni don’t have to slash their service? That choice will be before you in November 2026, as a ballot measure was just approved to help Bay Area transit avoid a ‘fiscal cliff.’

Day Around the Bay: BART Adds More Cars to Accommodate Crowds

BART is adding more cars to trains as ridership increases; Toni Atkins is bowing out of the governor's race; and Oregon is suing the Trump administration over a National Guard deployment threat.

BART Set New Post-Pandemic Ridership Record In August

Thanks in part to big events like Outside Lands, and thanks to a new program that provides unlimited rides for UC Berkeley students, BART saw its ridership soar to a new post-pandemic record in August.

Saturday Links: State Bill Would Relax Height Limits Within Half-Mile of Transit Hubs

About 100 people gathered to protest the detainment of a 73-year-old grandmother Friday night; SFUSD said it will fill its vacant school crossing guard roles by the end of the year; and a new bill would allow for apartment buildings up to nine stories adjacent to transit stations.

BART to Pay $6.75M to Settle Lawsuit From Woman Shot By BART Police In Union City

A woman who was pulled over by BART police last November and accused of doing donuts in a station parking lot, and who then tried to drive away from officers, ended up shot three times, and now she is getting a significant legal settlement.

BART Board Does Some Grilling, Managers Give Some Explanation About Last Week's Systemwide Meltdown

Today was a BART directors board meeting day, and it fell just six days afer the transit system experienced a systemwide meltdown just before the morning commute — for the second time in four months.

Saturday Links: BART Was Supposed to Add a Backup System That Prevents Meltdowns Like Friday's

Oakland police detective Phong Tran, who's about to go on trial on felony bribery and perjury charges, faces new allegations; the big Mexico-Japan soccer match takes place Saturday at the Oakland Coliseum; and BART never followed through on promises to install a back-up system.

Update: BART Resumes Service After Entire System Goes Down Due to Computer Failure

There was no BART service across the entire system Friday morning due to a computer system failure that occurred before the trains were set to begin running at 5 am Friday.

Saturday Links: Author of Satiric News Site ‘Marin Lately’ Revealed

Newsom is launching a new task force addressing homeless encampments along state roadways in California's ten largest cities; smoke caused by overheating brakes led to a BART meltdown Friday night; and a Marin County writer and father of three is having a heyday roasting the area's well-to-do.

Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage

The former Delta pilot who was arrested for child sexual abuse at SFO in July appeared in court Friday; it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast; and a Tesla driver appeared to be snoozing behind the wheel last week.

BART Touts Nearly 50% Drop In Property Crime, 36% Drop In Violent Crime

A new report by BART and its police department finds that crime is down overall on the BART system, with the most significant decrease happening in property crimes. Also, fare evasion citations are down.

BART Will Finally Let You Tap to Enter With a Credit Card or Debit Card, Starting Wednesday

It took two years to become a reality, but you can finally ditch the superfluous Clipper Card and tap your credit or debit card directly to ride BART, starting this coming Wednesday, August 20.

BART To San Jose Project Seems to Be Settling on Single-Tunnel, or ‘Single-Bore’ Design

The latest update on the BART to San Jose project of course comes with more cost overruns and time delays, but transit officials say a single-tunnel design would involve fewer cost overruns and time delays than a double-tunnel design.