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Good Samaritan rider and BART partner save a life at Civic Center Station
A Good Samaritan rider who cared enough to delay his Monday commute and a BART contractor who recently lost a loved one to the opioid epidemic saved a life at Civic Center Station. Frank Altamirano, a supervisor with the Hunters Point Family nonprofit that staffs an elevator attendant pilot program, had
BART statement on the sudden passing of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan
BART is mourning the sudden and tragic passing of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan. Supervisor Chan was the first Asian American to be elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors. She was elected to the California State Assembly in 2000 and was the first woman and first Asian American to serve as
BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee to meet on Monday, June 15
The BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee will meet on Monday, June 15, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA Download the draft disciplinary process document Download directions to the Board Room
BART invites local musicians to celebrate Bach and his music on March 22
BART invites local musicians to join us and Bach in the Subways in a worldwide celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach and his enduring music on Friday, March 22 from 4:30-7 pm. Come listen to the music in our free areas or help participate and play music. Bach in the Subways is an international celebration of
Artwork from BART Lost and Found sent to Matthew Shepard Foundation for display
Hundreds of stray items can c ome into the BART Lost and Found office every day, and workers diligently try to reunite them with their owners. The typical process involv es tagging the item with the relevant information on when it was found, where, and by whom. Somehow, though, early this year, a piece showed
Essential workers on BART: Meet some front-line health care workers
BART continues to serve thousands of essential workers who ride to and from work. Since the first shelter in place order went into effect, BART ridership has declined nearly 90%. Today we met and spoke to some of them in Oakland. All work in healthcare, helping in the Bay Area’s fight against the coronavirus
BART PD to host "Trunk or Treat" event at Pittsburg/Bay Point Station
Halloween is just around the corner which means the BART Police Department "Trunk or Treat" event is back!Come join our officers and staff at the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART Station on Friday, October 26 from 4-7 p.m for our third annual "Trunk or Treat" festivities. Children dressed in their Halloween costumes
BART Plans Limited Morning/Afternoon Charter Bus Service On Friday, July 5
Morning Service: First Come, First Served 7 buses at 5am at El Cerrito del Norte, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton, Fremont & West Oakland Stations BART will provide limited charter bus service to and from San Francisco during the peak commute periods: starting at 5am from five East Bay stations and 3pm - 7pm
BART partners with SF to divert mentally ill and addicts from jail to treatment
San Francisco is well on its way to adopting a new program to reduce the number of people with substance use disorder and mental illness who are incarcerated, by redirecting them into treatment before they are arrested. The Health Department, which is leading this effort, received preliminary notice of a $5.9
BART Ambassadors mark one-year anniversary: "We see a lot of things"
Ambassador Sequoia Taylor talks with a customer on a train Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART CommunicationsThe word “ambassador” derives from the Latin ambactus, which dates to the 14 th century and means servant or minister.BART Police’s Transit Ambassadors mark their first anniversary