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BART contracts falconer to deter pigeons at El Cerrito del Norte Station
At El Cerrito del Norte Station on a recent weekday morning, heads turned and eyes widened at an unusual sight along the station platform. An adult male Harris hawk, named Pac-Man, sat serenely perched atop his handler’s gloved wrist preening himself. Though Pac-Man doesn’t know it, he’s got a very important
BART seeks public input on possible El Cerrito del Norte Station upgrades
The busy El Cerrito del Norte Station will be getting upgrades through BART’s Station Modernization Program, and we’re seeking your feedback on what matters most to you. BART planners are developing a comprehensive redesign of the station to help modernize and improve the station’s function, safety, capacity
Watch One Book One BART's virtual author talk with Pulitzer Prize winner Hua Hsu and Jeff Chang
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, One Book One BART hosted an author talk with Hua Hsu, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the first BART book club selection, Stay True, moderated by award-winning writer, historian, and thinker Jeff Chang. Watch a recording of the talk below.
To keep up with all things BART book club, visit bart.gov/bookclub, and sign up for the mailing list at the top of that page.
Stay tuned for the launch of our next book club on Monday, September 18, 2023
The next book selection is Oakland-based author Margaret Sexton Wilkerson's "On the Rooftop." Reese Witherspoon called the novel, set in San Francisco's Fillmore District, "an utterly original and brilliant story."
Questions? Ideas? Suggestions? Email [email protected].
We look forward to reading with you!
One Book One BART – the official BART book club – invites members of the public to a free, virtual author talk with Hua Hsu, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir and official book club selection, Stay True. The event, which marks the culmination of the Spring/Summer ‘23 One Book, One BART club, will be held on Zoom on Wednesday, August 2, at 4pm. A Q&A will follow the discussion.
The talk will be moderated by Jeff Chang, author of acclaimed book Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, which was named one of the best U.S. nonfiction books of the last quarter century. His other books include Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post Civil Rights America and We Gon' Be Alright: Notes On Race and Resegregation. Chang has received the American Book Award, the Asian American Literary Award, and the USA Ford Fellowship in Literature.
When: Wednesday, August 2, 4pm to 5pm
Join the meeting online via Zoom (no registration required): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84824326758
For updates about upcoming One Book One BART events, including the launch of the Fall/Winter ’23 book club, visit bart.gov/bookclub.
Sign up for the One Book, One BART mailing list by visiting BART’s Profile Center and adding your information. On step 3 – “Manage Subscriptions” – click the caret next to “Other” and check the One Book, One BART box.
Questions? Email [email protected].
BART Police seek public's help in locating suspect in deadly Bay Fair shooting
Jabrie Bennett BART Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 18-year-old Jabrie Bennett, who is the main suspect in the Jan. 19, 2013, deadly shooting at the Bay Fair BART station. BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today released Bennett’s picture with the hope the public can help identify his
BART to add trains, open early for May 21st Bay to Breakers race
Extra trains also on deck for baseball fans BART will provide special service for the world famous Bay to Breakers race in San Francisco on Sunday, May 21st by starting some train service two hours earlier than the regular 8 a.m. Sunday starting time. BART will provide train service from all East Bay stations
Lone Texas Rangers fan makes good on his BART bet by serenading riders
Dallas' Top transit exec serenades BART riders during the morning commute to promote transit use BART Board President James Fang (center) with Gary Thomas, President and Executive Director of DART (right), at Embarcadero Station. Photo: Margot Duane. Shortly after the San Francisco Giants won the World Series
BART to provide special event trains for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks
What You Need to Know: Fireworks are expected to start at 9:30pm. Be in the Embarcadero Station by 10:40pm to catch a train home. Details of special service BART will be providing additional trains serving Embarcadero station after regular BART service ends for San Francisco’s 4th of July fireworks. On July 4
Innovative training program helps prepare trainees for jobs as BART track workers
An instructor demonstrates a track jack at Cypress Mandela Training Center. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web Producer One tends bar, one digs swimming pools, another has a temp gig at a seasonal pop-up store. They are eager-to-learn hard workers, seeking careers and not just side hustles. The students
Help at the holidays: BART employee toy drive benefits Mission Neighborhood Centers
Nearly 1,000 toys and more than $2,500 in gift cards were presented today to Mission Neighborhood Centers, Inc. at the BART Board of Directors meeting. By MELISSA JORDANBART Senior Web ProducerIt’s right after lunch and the younger children have been picked up from their schools by staff and ferried to the
BART steps up small business outreach and opportunities, helping keep workers on the job
A worker carries wood blocks that are used in positioning a rail grinder. Contractor VSCE Inc.was on site at the Hayward maintenance yard to supervise and coordinate the work. Story by MELISSA JORDAN | Photos by MARIA J. AVILABART Communications BART is taking unprecedented steps to increase the opportunities