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New art exhibit recalls silver android who rode BART for performance art piece in 1978
Photo by Kathleen Karp, copyright JBLee 1978 By Melissa Jordan BART Senior Web Producer The year was 1978. Star Wars fever had swept the nation a year earlier, with fantastic characters like the droid C-3P0 capturing the public imagination. In San Francisco, an artist who went by the name JONaEON took on the
BART Police Chief Statement on fatal stabbing at 24th St. Mission Plaza, station closure
Statement from BART Police Chief Ed Alvarez at 4pm, August 28, 2022 The BART Police Department is leading the investigation into a fatal stabbing this afternoon at street level on the 24th Street Plaza above 24th Street Mission Station. Our surveillance cameras show two adult males arguing near the elevator
BART offers extended service for 2022 New Year’s Eve; Avoid lines with Clipper on your phone
For New Year’s Eve we will run standard Saturday service but with an extended closing time and extra event trains. 1 am Service at a Glance: Three-line special service (Yellow, Blue and Orange only- see map below). Trains will be waiting at MacArthur, 12th St and Bay Fair for timed transfers. SFO and OAK
U.S. House Committee increases transit security funding eight times for BART and other mass transit
Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher spearheads efforts to base funding on risk U.S. Representative Ellen Tauscher (Walnut Creek-D) and a bi-partisan group of powerful congressional committee members are so determined to better protect BART riders and the passengers of the nation's other mass transit systems from a
“Excited delirium” removed from BART Police Department policy manual and will no longer be used in written reports
The term “excited delirium” was removed from the BART Police Department (BPD) policy manual and BPD has issued a departmental bulletin informing employees of the change. BPD employees will no longer use the term “excited delirium” in any written reports. The change in policy was recommended by the BART Office
BART phases out EZ Rider for fare payment this week; get your Clipper card now
BART is phasing out its EZ Rider card for fare payment this week and urges you to switch to the Clipper card (info at www.clippercard.com). The shutdown of EZ Rider cards for fare payment begins on Wednesday, December 15 -- your EZ Rider card may not work at faregates in your station beginning on that day
Annual BART Holiday Toy Drive to benefit hundreds of families in Eastern Contra Costa County
Update 12/16/21: The annual BART Holiday Toy Drive collected more than 1,000 toys and over $1,000 in gift cards to benefit the hundreds of families aided by the East Contra Costa Community Alliance (ECCA). BART’s advertising partner Outfront Media supported the toy drive by collecting 35 toys and $250 in gift
BART Police's newest Deputy Chief, Ja'Son Scott, knows community connections matter
When newly minted BART Police Deputy Chief Ja’Son Scott was young, he lived across the world with his parents, who both spent their careers serving in the U.S. Air Force. They lived on military bases from Mississippi to Germany and everywhere in between. “During that time, one of the things that was instilled
BART invites small business owners to its 2025 Small Business Summit
BART is pleased to announce it will host its 2025 Small Business Summit event on Monday, May 19th, 2025 on the first floor of its headquarters located at 2150 Webster St. in Oakland.
Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in BART’s new disparity study to help BART evaluate and refine its efforts to encourage small business participation, as well as meet BART staff from various departments to hear about upcoming contracts and purchasing needs, network with prime contractors, learn about BART’s equity program and certifications process and learn about resources available to small businesses from community partners.
BBC Research & Consulting (BBC) is conducting a disparity study for the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to assess outcomes for person of color- and woman-owned businesses in BART's contracting and procurement. The study will help inform BART's efforts to encourage the participation of those businesses in BART's work. BBC, with BART's support, will be holding one in-person stakeholder engagement session to provide information about the study, answer questions about the study, and collect insights about business conditions in the Bay Area marketplace, which will be integrated into the disparity study.
Representatives from several departments and groups at BART will be available at the event to answer questions about upcoming contracts, programs and resources for small businesses. These include representatives from BART’s Infrastructure Delivery and Procurement departments along with staff from BART’s Office of Civil Rights and Small Business Support Services. May 19-23 is BART’s Small Business Week. Visit bart.gov/ocr for a list of scheduled events during the week.
Registration is preferred for BART’s 2025 Small Business Summit. Here are event details:
Date: Monday, May 19, 2025
Location: 2150 Webster Street, Oakland CA 94612 (1st floor)
Time: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Here is the event schedule:
- 12:30 -1:00 PM: Registration
- 1:00 - 1:30 PM: Opening Remarks
- 1:30 - 3:00 PM: New BART Disparity Study
- 3:00 – 4:00PM: Networking between BART Staff, Primes, Small Businesses and Community Partners
Please register at the link here!
