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In effort to increase safety, BART approves ambassador program
Starting as early as next month, BART will provide 10 community service officers, or ambassadors, on trains during peak and late-night commute times. BART’s Board of Directors approved an...Read More
Two million pounds of chicken recalled across eight states, including California
Approximately 2 million pounds of chicken products have been recalled across eight states, including California. Health officials say the poultry may be contaminated with foreign materials. According to a...Read More
Update: How Bay Area cities, counties, transit agencies are preparing for power outage
PG&E has confirmed a massive Public Safety Power Shutoff that could begin as early as midnight Wednesday and last up to five days in portions of 34 counties across...Read More
City unveils Golden Gate Park safety improvements, remembers Heather Miller
“We have to remember that this is fundamentally a park where people should be ...literally smelling the flowers.”Read More
Mare Island preserve closes temporarily due to post-fire safety risks
The City of Vallejo has temporarily closed the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve for safety concerns after two fires on south Mare Island this week. The preserve is closed...Read More
Teen injured jumping from father’s moving car on I-880
A teenage girl who jumped from a moving car on southbound Interstate Highway 880 in San Jose Saturday afternoon was hospitalized with extensive lacerations.Read More
Toyota Sienna driver at large after bicyclist dies following hit-and-run
A driver hit and killed a bicyclist and then fled the scene in Sunnyvale on Saturday afternoon, public safety officials said Monday.Read More
November ‘Oakland First Fridays’ cancelled over shooting
Oakland First Fridays reported their next scheduled event on Nov. 2 has been canceled.Read More
New report claims radioactivity at SF shipyard greater than originally determined
An independent report on the safety of the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco said no data exists to support the presumption the shipyard is safe.Read More
Power restored to all Bay Area customers
PG&E crews have restored power to all San Francisco Bay Area customers as of Tuesday evening, a PG&E spokeswoman said.Read More
Striking hotel workers arrested at downtown Marriott
Union officials said 41 Marriott hotel workers were arrested Friday evening in San Francisco as they rallied for changes from their employer.Read More
Special BART board meeting to focus on safety
Rider safety will be the focus of a special BART Board of Directors meeting in Pittsburg on Thursday evening.Read More
Marriott workers vote to strike
As many as 2,300 hotel workers at seven downtown San Francisco Marriott hotels could walk off the job after a vast majority voted Thursday to strike, union officials said.Read More
BART steps up rider safety measures
BART officials on Thursday will decide on a $28 milion package of safety measures to keep riders safe.Read More
Electric unicycle rider injured in hit-and-run
A 35-year-old man was injured Friday night when the electric unicycle he was riding was struck by a car at the intersection of Valencia and Cesar Chavez.Read More
Man rescued from Union City cement mixer
A man was rescued safely Thursday evening from a cement mixer in Union City, Alameda County Fire Department officials said.Read More
Car crashes into Richmond District building
A driver suffered life-threatening injuries when the vehicle they were driving crashed into a building in San Francisco's Richmond District.Read More
Sunnyvale pedestrian dies after Friday collision
An 84-year-old woman has died from injuries she suffered in a collision with a vehicle Friday afternoon in Sunnyvale, public safety officials said Tuesday.Read More
Hayward BART reopens after shooting
The Hayward Station re-opened early Thursday after a shooting at the station on Wednesday evening closed it.Read More
SF man arrested in Coliseum BART stabbing case
A San Francisco man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with Saturday's stabbing at the Oakland Coliseum BART station, a transit agency spokeswoman said.Read More