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BART trains will once again carry riders from throughout the Bay Area to Civic Center Station on Monday, January 19, for Northern California’s largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s San Francisco Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be

Lilah, 4, shows off her artwork at Portola Family Connections By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer Crossing the street changed Brendan Kosmerl's life. About a year ago, out for walk, he and his family took a different route, on the other side of San Bruno Avenue in San Francisco from where they usually

BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today announced details of funeral arrangements for Sgt. Tommy Smith, the officer who died in an accidental shooting by another officer in the line of duty on Tuesday, Jan.21. The funeral will be Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 10 am, at the Neighborhood Church of Castro Valley (also

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2018: The board is set to receive a finalized alternative bus service plan complete with Early Bird Express details and parking payment options on September 13, 2018. Preview the board presentation. UPDATE JULY 2018: The survey results were presented at the July 12, 2018 BART board meeting

BART Police officers are now once again allowed to carry Tasers if they so choose. All 196 officers have completed the required updated training on when to use their Tasers and where to holster them. On April 15, BART Interim Chief of Police Daschel Butler temporarily suspended the Taser program for two

Last year, President Obama called upon the nation to take a hard look at how police officers interact with and support their local communities, inviting experts and leaders from Maine to California to submit best practices on growing community trust and public understanding. This initiative, the President’s

Take the Survey. It is open through October 5. Downtown Berkeley Station is in the queue to get a makeover. Last year BART invited visioning feedback on its modernization plans for the station and received over 1,000 responses from the public. These suggestions helped BART planners develop a phased

At the request of the officer, BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today released the name of the officer who fired the fatal shot in last Tuesday’s tragic death of Sgt. Tommy Smith. Detective Michael Maes has requested that his role in the tragedy be made public in the interest of transparency. Detective Maes is

BART will operate on a Saturday schedule with service beginning at 6 am on Monday, January 21, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. To better serve customers who do not have the holiday off, BART will add extra trains to the schedule based on demand levels from previous years during the morning commute

Using a mixture of local and state funding, the Board of Directors voted today to award a $3.2 million contract to give the Concord Station plaza a major makeover. The transformation will include improved pedestrian access with a decorative crosswalk, an added bike lane, modern, energy-efficient lighting and