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Seen & heard on BART this week: romance, Christmas ham, Mariachi band

BART riders are a busy bunch -- taking trains to work, to play, to meet friends and travel around the Bay Area. While they're on BART they're gaming, crocheting, listening to music, reading and people-watching. Here's a fresh batch of things people saw and talked about on BART this week. We'll update this

Public invited to attend BART's Martin Luther King birthday tribute

This year's theme: "Rediscovering Precious Values: Called to Serve" On Wednesday, January 11, BART will hold a public celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday from Noon to 1 p.m. at BART Headquarters in the second floor Kaiser Building Auditorium located at 300 Lakeside Drive in Oakland. The

BART's new Police Chief Kenton Rainey ushers in "era of change"

The BART Police Department now has a new police chief. Kenton Rainey, the person selected to lead BART’s 296-member police force, officially took command as Chief of Police today. After a five-month selection process, which included critical input from the public, a professional peer review panel, a community

Update on BART looking at options for improving late-night bus service

To keep the BART system running well, required maintenance and inspections of the BART system necessitate a complete shutdown each evening to allow BART crews to work safely. Although BART doesn't run 24 hours, there are other options available. All-Nighter bus service operates every evening with expanded

BART service restored after Transbay Tube, Glen Park closures

BART operated past its normal closing time after midnight on Sunday, Aug. 31, and into the early-morning hours of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1, to get passengers to their final destinations after a man walked from Embarcadero Station into the Transbay Tube around 12:15 a.m., forcing a closure of the tube

Historic commute on BART to San Francisco Giants World Series parade

Wednesday was a commute like none other in BART history – the first time the transit system carried riders into San Francisco for a World Series ticker-tape parade, with extraordinary ridership numbers that could end up setting records. San Francisco Giants fans poured onto trains Wednesday for a victory

Board marks major milestone by adopting citizen oversight of BART Police

Video of press conference

In a unanimous vote, the BART Board of Directors reached a major milestone today in delivering on its commitment to improve police services and public confidence by approving independent citizen oversight of the BART Police Department."Today’s Board action is truly historic," BART Board Member Carole Ward

Blalock new President, Fang new Vice President of BART Board

On Thursday, December 18th, the BART Board of Directors unanimously elected long-time BART Director Thomas Blalock as Board President. The Board also unanimously elected Director James Fang to serve as Vice President of the Board. Both assumed their respective posts after the Board of Directors cast their

BART PD fare evader enforcement helps keep neighborhoods safe

BART Police Department’s fare evading and crime prevention efforts results in an added benefit to surrounding communities. BART Police’s 2012 crime analysis data shows 1,068 individuals either entering the BART system without a ticket or breaking BART laws in other ways ended up in jail because they either

BART union negotiations hit snag over wasteful work rules

After a weekend of bargaining, BART reports that a key sticking point continues to be the refusal by union leaders to agree to eliminating their outdated, expensive and wasteful work rules that often cost BART riders and taxpayers millions in unnecessary overtime. BART negotiators spent most of today with the