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San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    24th Street BART Closes After Woman Stabs Man

    An unidentified woman is in police custody this morning after allegedly stabbing a man inside the city's 24th Street BART station, forcing the station to close. Details are sketchy, but BART officials say that police were called to the station at about 4:30 a.m. after the woman reportedly stabbed th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    President's Day Weekend: Another Carmaggedon?

    Closed for business​What better way to celebrate the Great Emancipator than with hair-pulling traffic and even more of a clusterfuck than usual for Bay Area commuters? The westbound deck of the Bay Bridge heading into San Francisco will be closed at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, until 5 a.m. on Tues ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    List: Why BART Might Cut Your Cell Service

    ​Last week BART created a new policy detailing when it's allowed to shut off cell phone service. Under what circumstances will BART interrupt your call? If BART police suspect someone is being broken-up with by text message If someone acts like their iPhone is so fucking special. Every employee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    Johannes Mehserle Cleared of Police Brutality Charges

    ​Johannes Mehserle, the former BART cop who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the emotionally charged shooting death of Oscar Grant, remains free and clear. A San Francisco federal jury rejected separate charges that Mehserle and four other BART officers beat and hog-tied a man at an Oa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    David Lee Identified as Man Killed by BART

    ​The San Francisco medical examiner identified the man who was killed by a BART train over the weekend as 81-year-old David Lee. Lee, whose residence is unknown, was killed at about 3:30 p.m. after he reportedly laid down on the tracks at the 24th Street BART station Sunday. The station was closed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Linton Johnson, BART Spokesman, Reassigned to New Job

    No longer the face of BART ​After a curious three-month hiatus, BART's Chief Spokesman, Linton Johnson, is back today -- but he has a new desk and a different title. The veteran spokesman has been reassigned to work on special projects while still bringing home the $170,000 pay package he made as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2011

    After Shooting, Occupy Oakland General Assembly Announces "This is a Peaceful Revolution"

    Updated at 6:49 p.m.: Conger reports that the scene in the camp is peaceful, with protesters discussing the events calmly with police officers. Still, some protesters are chanting "Tell the truth!" to reporters out of concern that the shooting will be tied to Occupy. Updated at 6:35 p.m.: Kate Co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Major BART Delays into San Francisco

    Taking the late train​BART officials are warning that this morning's commute will be a total nightmare. Equipment issues caused a brief power outage that has drastically slowed trains into San Francisco.BART spokesman Jim Allison told reporters to expect delays up to 30 minutes on the Fremont-to-R ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2011

    BART Delays, Bay Area Traffic Is Making Today's Commute Painful

    Today's commute is kinda like Cairo ​If you are an East Bay resident trying to get to your job in San Francisco this morning, good luck. Not only is traffic at a standstill on the Bay Bridge, but BART is reporting delays of its own. A motorcycle crashed on the bridge's S-curve at about 6 a.m. clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    BART to Consider New Policy for Cutting Cellphone Service

    This photo may have been taken and transmitted via cellphone ​Just as the weekly BART protests have become a faded memory, the transit agency released its  new proposed policy that would allow BART to temporarily cut cellphone service -- but only in extraordinary, 9/11-type scenarios.So if yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2011

    BART Police Using Force: Citizen Complaints Skyrocket Since Oscar Grant Shooting

    ​It's safe to say at this point those once lively Monday evening BART protests are now deemed dead on arrival. But perhaps a new audit of citizen complaints against BART police officers will flare protesters' tempers again.The transit today agency released an internal review that details the numbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2011

    BART Protest: Only Three People Showed Up

    Andrewarchy via Flickr And then there was one ... ​Despite the audacious demands put upon BART, including disbanding its police force, protesters seem to have completely lost their mojo. Last night, only three people reportedly showed up to the Monday night demonstration, which was (or would have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    BART Protests: When Will They Stop?

    That's one way to stop the protests​While protesters plan to gather again tonight and attempt to disrupt the evening commute (there's word they will be riding on the trains) -- BART is hoping new legislation wending its way through Sacramento will criminalize some protesters' actions. Tonight will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    BART Protest Planned Tonight, But Don't Expect a Free Ride Home

    This is what your commute will look like tonight ​BART protesters are prepping for another night of commuter grief, with plans to block the fare gates at the Powell Street station starting at 4:30 p.m.The goal is to get the transit agency to open the swing gates, which means commuters would be abl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    BART Protest Rescheduled for Thursday; How Will it Benefit You?

    Commuting for free​Don't think that a holiday on Monday meant a holiday from BART protests. The active mob of demonstrators informed the media that they will be in full swing on Thursday, promising to block the fare gates. But this protest, as strange as it sounds, might actually translate into a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Anonymous Can't Agree on BART Protests and Hacking Tactics

    An Anonymous protesting Anonymous.​This is the week of all Anonymous all the time in San Francisco. With one protest that shut down four BART stations, and two major hacking incidents of BART websites, the irascible online collective has shown that it can compel a very real-life response: Cops in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Anonymous Hacks BART Police Website, Releases Personal Information of 100 Officers

    Anonymous​Update (2:50 p.m.): BART removed the police website that was hacked this morning, and issued the following statement:"We condemn this latest attack on the working men and women of BART. We are deeply concerned about the safety and security of our employees and their families. We stand be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Reroute Your Commute, More BART Protests to Come

    Michael ShortAll Anonymous all the time​Protesters are planning yet another BART demonstration next week that will undoubtedly ruin your commute home -- again. The group claiming responsibility for the organized protests, Anonymous, is using Twitter to spread the word of the upcoming protest on Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Anonymous Hackers Use Social Media to Mobilize for Tonight's BART Protest

    Anonymous​When BART blacked out cellphone service last Thursday night in an attempt to foil protesters, hacker group Anonymous has swung into action, organizing a rally for this evening that has commuters steeling themselves for service disruptions. Whether or not you think the rallies are an ef ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Protesters Storm Civic Center BART, Trains Halt, Stations Closed

    Lauren SmileyJust your avergae BART police protester​Update 6:30 p.m.: Protesters have lost steam. The chants are dying down and the crowd has thinned out to about 20 people. Allison reports that Embarcadero was closed for five minutes but has since reopened. Montgomery Street station has also ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    BART Jams Cell Phone Service to Shut Down Protests

    No-speech zone?​This might just be a first in the annals of Bay Area transit agencies' political suppression (such as those annals are). BART has fessed up to jamming cell-phone signals yesterday at downtown stations in San Francisco in order to disrupt protests over the death of Charles Hill, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    BART Warns of More Protests and Transit Nightmares This Month

    Caroline ChenCommuter crush times 10​After last month's commute from hell, where protesters literally closed down stations and stopped BART trains, the transit agency was kind enough to give its riders a heads up about possible service disruption again this month. BART officials sent out an e-mail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Graffiti Attacks Cops for BART Shootings

    Ouch.​Graffiti on public transit is usually lame, giving riders no aesthetic reward for the mechanics who have to clean it off on the taxpayers' dime. But as I zoomed under the streets of the FiDi this morning on BART, I was caught offguard by the salty wit of this particular statement. Forgive my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    BART Passenger Sues Police for Alleged Beating Over Ringtone

    Bart in trouble again!​A BART passenger is suing the transit agency and several of its officers, accusing them of beating and arresting him after he said he complied with a police order to stop listening to a musical ringtone on his phone. You have to wonder -- how annoying was that ringtone? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    SF Weekly's Evening at the BART Rally

    Riot police at Civic Center BART station​At 4:30 p.m. on Monday, a BART train pulls up to the Civic Center platform. The doors slide open and passengers disembark, looking around curiously once they realize each set of doors is flanked by two BART security guards in fluorescent yellow vests. In ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    BART Shooting: Rally Planned Today Will Disrupt Transit Service

    ​Activists are planning  to slow BART service at the Civic Center Station this evening in response to the fatal July 3 BART police shooting. The protest, organized by a group called No Justice, No Bart, is scheduled to take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m and could draw as many as 300 people. N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 11, 2011

    Protests Over BART Shooting Shut Down Civic Center Station During Evening Commute

    Eric C./twitpicRiot police at the cable car turnaround.​ Update 8:03 p.m. Seems like protestors are leaving the cable car turnaround area. Powell St. station remains closed, but -- knock on wood! -- things seem to be finally winding down. We'll sign off for the evening. Hope everyone gets home ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    BART Musician Adam Young Shares Tips on Busking for a Living

    ​Adam Young was playing in the Powell BART station yesterday. But it wasn't the Owl City lead singer Adam Young. The Bay Area's own Adam Young is a cellist who has just started his first year at the S.F. Conservatory of Music. During the summer months, he busks in BART stations to earn his liv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    BART Chief "Comfortable" With Officer-Involved Shooting

    Shooting in San Fran​BART is still reeling from the effects of the Oscar Grant shooting, with emotions resurfacing a few weeks ago when former BART cop Johannes Mehserle was released early from prison. Now the transit agency is finding itself again in an uneasy position after another officer shot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    BART Reopens After Woman Run Over by Train in Possible Suicide Attempt

    UPDATE: Officials say a woman got onto the tracks early this morning and lay down between the rails before a train ran her over. The operator of the train, which was entering the station at 35 mph, saw the woman on the tracks and hit the "stop" button, but the train didn't halt in time, according to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Oscar Grant Supporters Petition Department of Justice to Investigate BART

    The fight continues​More than 500 people have signed a petition urging the United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division to speed up its investigation of Oscar Grant's death at the Fruitvale BART station in 2009. Last year, before ex-BART cop Johannes Mehserle was convicted of involu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Suicide Halts BART Trains

    Suicide at BART ​The evening commute will be sad and slow. A woman apparently committed suicide this afternoon at the Ashby BART station in Berkeley, bringing trains to a screeching halt. Jim Allison, spokesman for BART, told SF Weekly that the northbound train was coming into the station at about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    BART to Get Its Gay on for Pride

    Does it get any gayer than this?​Remember when The Daily Show made fun of San Francisco for getting, ahem, topped by Minneapolis as the gayest city in the nation? Well, perhaps BART is helping us try to make a comeback, just in time for Gay Pride. It seems that BART is now hopping aboard the gay t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    Google Maps Now Tracks BART in Real-Time

    GoogleBART riders, kneel before Google​No need to rush out the door to catch that next BART train. We all know it will probably be late anyway. But to temper your anger over this often frustrating transit system, Google has rolled out its real-time tracking system for public transportation that's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Local Idiot Kicked Off BART for Talking about Weapons of Mass Destruction

    No more talk of WMD​After this week's killing of Osama bin Laden, we knew it wouldn't take long before that one comment about bombs and terrorism brought Bay Area transit to a screeching halt. This morning, during commute hour, BART booted a man off the train after he was reportedly scaring other ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Osama Bin Laden Is Dead, Bay Area on "High Alert"

    Aaaaand Scene!​Yes, we finally achieved the seemingly impossible -- we killed Osama bin Laden!But what does that really mean for us?While Bay Area leaders issue statement after statement celebrating the death of the No. 1 terrorist, it also seems during this time of triumph that we have to worry a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    BART to Offer Late-Night Service

    BART still won't let you stick around for last call ​Earlier this month, we had posited this question: What could General Manager Dorothy Dugger's $1 million payout buy us? Well, BART just gave us the answer -- late-night service for six months!The Examiner reports that BART is considering the muc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    BART GM Dorothy Dugger's $1M Payout: What Could That Buy?

    BART's lost $958,000 isn't in the lost and found​Nothing is more awkward than a breakup taking place on public transportation. Except, of course, a public transportation breakup. Earlier this year, BART's board voted, behind closed doors, to dump high-priced general manager Dorothy Dugger. It turn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2011

    BART Delays ... Again

    Late for dinner​Update 6 p.m.: BART trains are running on time. Go home before there is another mechanical breakdown.Original Story 2:39 p.m.:BART trains are running late, and they are expected to be even later by the time you leave work. The transit agency is reporting 10-to-15-minute delays on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    BART Back on Track for Morning Commute ... Just in Time to Cause More Delays

    Just in time​A few hours after fixing a massive derailment that shut down BART service in parts of the East Bay yesterday, separate mechanical issues set off new delays this morning. Officials are now reporting 15 minute delays on the trains after mechanical problems between the Embarcadero and Mo ... More >>

  • News

    February 9, 2011

    Most BART Riders Escape Tickets for Eating and Drinking

    Just in time​A few hours after fixing a massive derailment that shut down BART service in parts of the East Bay yesterday, separate mechanical issues set off new delays this morning. Officials are now reporting 15 minute delays on the trains after mechanical problems between the Embarcadero and Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    BART Puts More Police On Trains

    You want it, you got it ​Two years ago you more likely to see a BART cop on YouTube than you were to find them on a train. Even after scuffles between BART cops and passengers were caught on video and the emotionally-charged trial of Oscar Grant, riders still said they wanted to see more police on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    BART Needs $2 Billion Worth of Repairs

    BART maintenance is a trainwreck. ​More than one-fifth of the equipment BART uses is in poor or shoddy condition -- and fixing it would cost taxpayers at least $2 billion, according to a January report by rthe U.S. Government Accountability Office.America's public transit facilities have -- for ye ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    BART Oakland Airport Connector Gets More Expensive

    Pretty -- and pretty costly​A controller's memo sent to BART officials yesterday warned that constructing the controversial $484 million Oakland Airport Connector will drain millions more away from the system's general fund than previously believed. BART's failure to secure a $105 million Transpor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    What Music Fans Would Avoid If BART Ran Later

    Yeah, we'd probably see some more of this.​Hey, club- and concert-goers: someday you may not have to leave weekend events early to get back to the side of the bay on which you live!By which we mean that BART is considering the possibility of running trains later on the weekends, partially for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2010

    Bizarre, Baffling BART Ad Explained

    Uh-huh...​The other day, we noticed a striking ad at Civic Center BART. One one side was a turnstile meeting between an anthropomorphized duck holding a girl dolly and a girl holding a duck dolly. And on the right was the text "The brainchild of meeting haters." Taken together it was baffling. Tak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    BART Cops Hardly Ever on BART

    No police in this picture. No coincidence. ​In December of last year, SF Weekly wrote an article querying how much time BART police actually spend on trains. While studies -- and riders -- have been clamoring for more officers on trains for more than 15 years, until this year BART did not even mak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    BART Train Disabled In Tunnel Will Ruin Your Morning Commute

    ​If you're reading this as you walk out the door in the East Bay en route to San Francisco, you might consider having a second cup of coffee. No one's gonna notice. A BART train that broke down in the Transbay Tunnel at around 6:45 a.m. was just moved to West Oakland Station after a glorious half- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    Will BART Spend Big Bucks To Change Station's Name?

    Take us to the 'Centre'! Tally-ho!​BART's board of directors is scheduled today to vote on whether the name of one of its stations should be made longer, more complicated -- and more expensive. At the behest of both municipal and corporate interests, BART may today opt to change the name of Pleasa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    'Lucky Dog' Races Through BART Tunnels

    Black poodle 1, BART 0​A black, 10-pound poodle managed to bring BART to its knees this morning, as it ran wild through the tunnels, snarled rush hour service, and, so far as anyone can tell, got away clean. The animal exited the train at Lake Merritt Station around 7:30 a.m., then decided to take ... More >>

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