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BART passengers will see ambassadors on transbay corridor trains next week

BART officials are hoping a new ambassador program launching next week will provide riders with a sense of added security…

4 years ago

Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms

A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification…

4 years ago

Cessna 120 crashes after taking off at Livermore airport

A single-engine Cessna 120 crashed late Wednesday morning after taking off from Livermore Municipal Airport, according to a spokesman for…

5 years ago

Oakland pilots extended hours for planning, building needs

Oakland's Planning and Building Department will extend its counter hours starting Tuesday to help accommodate those who work full time,…

5 years ago

Maui-bound flight diverted to Oakland after possible engine issue

A Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted to Oakland International Airport Monday when a cockpit light warned there was a possible…

6 years ago

San Jose dismisses fireworks citations

San Jose city officials announced on Thursday the city will be dismissing all 45 citations that were issued for illegal…

7 years ago

Crop dusting plane dives into vineyard

A crop dusting plane crashed Saturday in Sonoma County, sheriff's officials said.

7 years ago

Experimental plane crashes at airport

An experimental aircraft landed with its landing gear up Sunday at the Petaluma Municipal Airport.

7 years ago

Experimental plane nosedives upon landing

An aircraft pilot escaped injury at San Jose's Reid-Hillview Airport when the nose of his plane hit the runway upon…

8 years ago

Presumed pilot’s body found at crash site

A body found at the scene of a small plane crash in a rural area of Alameda County Tuesday is…

8 years ago

BART trims late-night Transbay buses

BART's board of directors voted to keep late-night buses going across the Bay Bridge, but one of the routes will…

8 years ago

San Jose cabbies stage airport walkout

About 300 taxi drivers have stopped working at Mineta San Jose International Airport Monday and are calling for more regulations…

8 years ago

Alameda County to pilot free student bus passes

The Alameda County Transportation Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve a pilot program to offer free bus passes for selected…

9 years ago

Commuter shuttle pilot draws ire, praise

Private shuttle buses caused fewer conflicts with Muni buses and took cars off the street during a pilot regulation program.

9 years ago

Pilot, passenger survive plane crash

Two people escaped injury Sunday afternoon when a kit plane went down in a field in unincorporated Contra Costa County.

9 years ago

Oakland airport OKs Uber service

Passengers will now have more transportation options coming and going from the Oakland International Airport.

9 years ago

Search for missing pilot suspended

U.S. Coast Guard officials said they have suspended a search for the pilot of an experimental aircraft that crashed off…

9 years ago

Lyft balks at plan for San Jose airport pick-ups

Transportation network companies will be able to pick up passengers at Mineta San Jose International Airport under a pilot program…

9 years ago

Climber at beach rescued in early morning fall

A 29-year-old man was rescued after he fell while climbing a bluff in Sea Ranch, an unincorporated community in Sonoma…

9 years ago

Bike sharing steers toward massive expansion

A ten-fold expansion in Bay Area bike sharing — including Oakland and the East Bay — is due by 2017.

9 years ago

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