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BART running again at SFO station after morning evacuation
Service at BART’s San Francisco International Airport station resumed just before 10:15 a.m. Wednesday after the station was closed for more than an hour due to a BART police...Read More
BART trains not stopping at Hayward station due to ‘major medical emergency’
BART trains in both directions on the Berryessa line are rolling through the Hayward station Sunday night without stopping because of what the transit agency is calling a “major...Read More
BART jacks up parking fees at Oakland stations Monday
BART will raise parking fees at its Coliseum, Fruitvale, Lake Merritt, MacArthur, Rockridge and West Oakland stations due to a new parking fee tax in the city of Oakland,...Read More
After nearly 50 years, BART arrives in San José the long, slow way
The brand-new Berryessa and Milpitas stations opened to the public Saturday.Read More
BART train strikes, kills person on tracks near Pleasant Hill station
BART has resumed full service in both directions between Walnut Creek and Concord after a person died at the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station Tuesday morning. Officials with the...Read More
Major medical emergency shuts down BART Pleasant Hill station
BART stopped service Tuesday morning in both directions between Walnut Creek and Concord and closed the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre station due to a “major medical emergency.” According to...Read More
BART adjusts schedule as new Milpitas, Berryessa stations set to open
Starting Monday, BART will be running on a schedule adjusted for next weekend’s openings of its Milpitas and Berryessa stations. The two stations, opening Saturday, June 13, will mean...Read More
BART to cut off paper ticket sales at another five stations
BART announced Wednesday that it will eliminate paper ticket sales at five more stations, making Clipper the only available fare product. BART will eliminate the paper tickets at the...Read More
Covid-19 update: Bay Area counties inch toward reopening amid fears of new outbreaks after protests
Counties across the Bay Area are starting to reopen, although the region is generally moving slower than in other parts of the state. Local leaders have diverted much attention...Read More
Looting in Walnut Creek prompts city shutdown after peaceful protest
Another protest that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd has taken a turn as some people broke in and looted through the downtown Walnut Creek retail district....Read More
San Francisco imposes curfew after looting, vandalism mar day of peaceful protest
Thousands of people are taking part Saturday in a protest in downtown San Francisco against Monday's killing in Minneapolis by police of George Floyd.Read More
Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths near 102,000, California voting at center of Trump-Twitter fight, Alameda County reports disproportionate impact
The nation faced Thursday with a Covid-19 death toll quickly nearing 102,000 people. Here in the Bay Area, that number remains under 500 as counties independently evaluate how and...Read More
Covid-19 update: Alameda County outpaces region in case count, DOJ threatens state over religious freedom, Napa County aims for...
As most of the nine counties kick into Stage 2 reopening activity, Alameda County quietly becomes the region’s Covid-19 hot spot, with more confirmed cases now than in Santa...Read More
Trump ‘proud to announce’ $700 million for Bay Area transit in funds allocated by CARES Act weeks ago
U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday morning that the Bay Area will receive more than $700 million in federal funding. According to the tweet, the funds will be...Read More
BART rail replacement shuts down Orinda station, some Highway 24 lanes
Crews will be working on a rail replacement project at the Orinda Bart station Sunday. This replacement project is expected to go on during the next several weekends and...Read More
BART train strikes person on Bay Fair station tracks
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is reopening Tuesday morning after a train struck a person there, according to an agency spokesman. The person was struck at about...Read More
Major medical emergency shuts down BART Bay Fair station
BART’s Bay Fair station in San Leandro is closed Tuesday morning because of a “major medical emergency,” the transit agency said. BART issued an advisory at 10:04 a.m. but...Read More
Ashby BART station reopens after suspicious package report
The Ashby BART station in Berkeley has resumed normal service Tuesday morning after closing because of a report of a suspicious package, according to the transit agency. BART issued...Read More
Covid-19 update: SF houses domestic violence victims, judge orders four ICE detainees released, seventh patient dies from Hayward facility
Since Wednesday evening, an additional 1,774 people have died in the U.S. of complications related to Covid-19. In California, that number rose by nearly 50 in the same time...Read More
Covid-19 update: BART cuts back service, county issues isolation order, exposure prompts Moscone West reconfiguration
The number of Bay Area deaths related to Covid-19 is nearing 100, though the nine-county region saw the smallest daily increase in two weeks. Here are your local Monday...Read More