Teens Rob, Beat BART Passengers In Apparent Orchestrated Attack

April 24, 2017

Dozens of teens rushed onto a BART train car in Oakland over the weekend, robbed and in some cases beat passengers in an apparent orchestrated attack.

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Capsized Barge In San Francisco Bay Caused By High Winds

April 7, 2017

Authorities are trying to prevent an oil spill from a barge that sank in San Francisco Bay during a storm that also knocked out power to thousands and threatened homes in Oakland.

Suit: Soiled Elevators Limit Bay Area Rapid Transit Access

April 5, 2017

A new lawsuit accuses a San Francisco Bay Area metro system of discriminating against disabled people by failing to maintain escalators and elevators that allow them to access trains.

BART Settles $1.35M Excessive Force Suit With Woman

May 21, 2016

(AP) — Bay Area Rapid Transit has agreed to pay a San Francisco woman $1.35 million to settle a lawsuit alleging a transit officer broke bones in her face and left her bloody and unconscious.

Bart, Unions Reach Tentative 4-Year Contract Extension

April 11, 2016

(AP) — The Bay Area Rapid Transit and three of its major unions have reached a four-year contract extension that includes raises and avoids strikes like those that frustrated commuters in 2013.

About 20 Percent Of BART Trains Have Working Cameras

February 9, 2016

(AP) — Officials with the Bay Area Rapid Transit say only about 20 percent of BART commuter trains have working surveillance cameras.

BART Prepares For Transbay Tube Weekend Shut Down

July 31, 2015

(AP) - Track work is shutting down the Transbay Tube for the weekend, and BART officials are warning riders to find alternate routes from the East Bay into San Francisco.

Safety Officials Fine BART For Workers' Deaths

April 18, 2014

(AP) -- Safety officials have fined the Bay Area Regional Transit for the deaths of two of its workers.