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BART on Sunday schedule for July 4; longer trains for SF fireworks
BART will operate on a Sunday schedule on the Independence Day holiday, Friday, July 4, 2014, with service beginning around 8 am. BART also will run longer trains and add special event trains as needed to accommodate riders attending the fireworks display at San Francisco's Pier 39. The largest crowds of
BART supports LGBTQ-owned businesses all year long with outreach and inclusion
Pendergast at his business on Treasure Island, photo courtesy of San Francisco Business Times By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer Long after the Pride parade confetti is cleared, BART will be working year-round to support LGBTQ-owned and other disadvantaged small businesses, as part of its equity
Transcript of statement from BART Police Patrol Bureau Commander Daniel Hartwig
November 23rd news conference on incident at West Oakland Station (Saturday, November 21st)Good evening everyone, I'm Commander Dan Hartwig.The current status of the investigation is as follows: Today we have identified 12 separate witnesses who were at the West Oakland BART Station on Saturday evening. We
BART Rider Action Alert: State support for public transit at stake
Dear Rider: We at BART want to make you aware that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State Legislature are considering permanently eliminating the very program that funds public transit. That program is called the State Transportation Assistance (STA) fund. They may slash these funds in order to once
BART Board meets Thursday evening on budget, proposed changes to bike rules
The BART Board of Directors will meet at 6 pm on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in an effort to make the Board meeting more accessible to members of the public who may not be able to attend meetings routinely held at 9 am. The agenda for Thursday’s meeting contains several key issues, including a public hearing on
BART schedule change beginning Sept 14th increases weekday commute service
On Monday September 14 th, BART’s schedule will be updated to add more frequency during peak commute times on several lines, marking the largest weekday service increase since the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Commute trains at 15-minute frequencies will be added to most lines as well as other adjustments to the
Warriors parade 5th-highest ridership day in BART history
BART carried more than half a million trips on Thursday -- 518,743 to be exact -- making the Golden State Warriors' 2017 NBA Championship victory parade the fifth-highest ridership day in our history. We want to thank our riders, our employees and all of Dub Nation for making it a successful and safe day
BART to run longer trains for A's game, Cyrus concert in Oakland
BART will be running longer trains Friday to and from the Coliseum/Oakland Airport Station to accommodate fans anticipated for a sports/entertainment double-whammy -- the Oakland A's taking on the Cleveland Indians at the Coliseum and teen singer Miley Cyrus performing at Oracle Arena. Avoid Friday traffic
Take BART to the San Francisco St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday
Wear your green while being green by taking BART to the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 12. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. at the corner of 2nd and Market streets in San Francisco and winds its way toward Civic Center Plaza/San Francisco City Hall. If you’re lucky, you may even spot the
BART PD employees donate to jacket, glove drive to warm hearts and hands of day laborers
Rudy Lara, center, of the Multicultural Institute, talks with day laborers
Day laborers, whose work helps power essential construction around the Bay Area, are often transit-dependent and rely on BART to get to their jobs.
BART Police Department employees are lending a hand this holiday season with a drive to donate jackets and sweaters, work gloves, warm beanie hats, tools or gift cards to benefit the day laborer program at the Multicultural Institute of Berkeley and Richmond.
“We are a nonprofit organization that works with the low-income community,” said Rudy Lara, head of the Institute’s day labor program in Contra Costa County. “We help them to find jobs. Most of these day laborers, they’re here alone without their families. We want to provide a little Christmas cheer and show them they are part of the community.”
Day laborer Israel, pictured above, had on a light sweatshirt and thin gloves
BART’s Community-Oriented Policing and Problem Solving (COPPS) unit is leading the drive with collection bins at various worksites around the system, with donations running through Monday, Dec. 21.
On Tuesday, a group of laborers gathered on a cold, gray morning outside the Home Depot in El Cerrito. Many were without coats, hats or gloves. All wore face masks, reflecting the coronavirus pandemic that has hit especially hard in the Latino community, which includes many day laborers.
A day laborer had no gloves to wear and had worn workboots
“The pandemic has affected me in that lately I have not been working every day,” said Rolando, who will spend the holiday away from his loved ones. “I normally send money home to Guatemala, and that money helps care for my parents, family and wife.”
He said he would be grateful for donations of measuring tapes, gloves, drills, and other tools “anything that one can use to make a living,” he said.
Israel, another laborer who has been living in the U.S. for two years, said his work has been cut by the pandemic but that he uses public transit when he gets jobs.
“I don’t have a car, so BART and the bus are my main modes of transportation,” he said.
A group of day laborers from the Multicultural Institute’s day laborer program
Day laborer Marvin takes BART to work in Richmond from his home near Fruitvale Station. Fruitvale has emerged during the pandemic as one of the most heavily used BART stations, reflecting the demographics of the Latino population around Fruitvale and its many essential workers who can’t do their jobs from home.
“I’ve been using BART for the past three months since I came to the U.S.,” Marvin said. “We don’t have a car.”
A day laborer sits on the sidewalk in ripped jeans and a light sweatshirt
Members of the general public who wish to support these efforts can make a direct donation to the Multicultural Institute via its website, where you also can find resources if you have a job for a day laborer.