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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

BART expresses concern over whether union leaders see grim economic outlook

Press conference

BART management said it is actively attempting to negotiate a contract with its five employee unions through the new deadline of July 9, but expressed concern that union leaders are still failing to see the grim economic conditions that are facing the nation, the state and BART. "I am hopeful that through

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

BART seeks public input at meetings on Hayward Maintenance Complex Project

Proposed BART Hayward Maintenance Complex Project BART wants to hear from you! BART would like your input on future improvements to the Hayward Yard. BART's proposal includes expanding the yard by adding additional tracks within the existing property line and purchasing four industrial buildings to the west

Update on potential interruption to BART's website and other online services

BART’s online services including web, mobile web, email and SMS are used by nearly 2 million customers every month. We’re disappointed to announce that the BART website may be subject to an online attack today, Sunday August 14, between noon and 6 pm, because this action will directly affect those customers

Maintenance Machines of BART: A key part of rebuilding the system

It takes more than trains to run a railroad. Around 800 other vehicles are used to support and maintain BART operations, some of them with specialized uses that help bring customers a safer, more reliable ride.“Trains can’t run without the work done by these machines and their crews,” from track inspections

BART employee stars in new film about famed sign spinner

The promotional poster for "Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth." Around BART Headquarters, Larry Fuller is known as a Workforce Development Specialist in the HR department. Outside the office, however, Fuller is a freshly minted indie movie star. On Nov. 4, Fuller’s status as a film actor was cemented with the

BART riders Dump the Pump and earn chance to win tickets

BART handed out $20 tickets to 300 of the more than 128,000 customers who took BART on the sixth annual Dump the Pump day, Thursday, June 16. Riders were given Dump the Pump stickers to wear during the morning commute at Embarcadero, 12th Street/Oakland City Center and Downtown Berkeley stations. Later, if