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| Mar.1 |
BART |
BART expands hunt for fare cheats |
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| Aug.25 |
San Rafael |
North Bay’s new SMART commuter train gets off to a smooth start| Nine years after voters approved a commuter train system and more than two years of delays for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit System | |
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| Jul.22 |
Millbrae |
Caltrain electrification project takes symbolic step forward
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| Jul.12 |
SF Downtown |
Central Subway Project reaches milestone as concrete poured
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| Mar.25 |
Fremont |
First day of service at Warm Springs BART 
Map of 45193 Warm Springs Blvd Fremont Saturday was the first full day of service on the extension to Warm Springs, but the station was already proving to be a popular backdrop for selfies
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| Nov.27 |
San Francisco |
Muni computer hack caused payment machines to shut down 
A message displayed on screens of the systems in SF read 'you hacked' as an outage caused all fare payment machines to shut down
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| Apr.11 |
BART |
BART and unions have tentative agreement to extend contract |
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| Apr.2 |
Concord |
BART resumes service at N. Concord and Pittsburg after weeks of repairs |
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| Mar.21 |
Pittsburg |
BART restores limited commute service to Pittsburg/Bay Point station
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| Feb.17 |
San Jose |
California bullet train headed first to San Jose
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| Sep.8 |
BART |
BART’s Transbay Tube reopens on time
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| Aug.3 |
West Oakland |
Transbay Tube reopens on time for Monday morning rush hour |
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| Aug.1 |
West Oakland |
BART's Transbay Tube closed BART service will be shut down between West Oakland to Embarcadero all day Saturday and Sunday to replace a critical component of tracks
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| Nov.22 |
East Oakland |
Coliseum–Oakland International Airport line opened Map of Oakland Coliseum BART Station Oakland The BART to OAK Airport line, is an automated guideway transit (AGT) system between BART's Coliseum Station and Oakland International Airport
| The system integrated into BART’s fare system. During planning and construction, it was known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC) project and was expected to cost approximately $484 million
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| Sep.26 |
Bernal Heights |
Uber driver accused of hammer attack on San Francisco rider |
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| Sep.22 |
San Francisco |
Lyft acquires Hitch to expand its carpooling service |
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| Jun.12 |
OAK |
BART announced it will cost $6 to ride new AirBART extension |
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| Jun.3 |
San Francisco |
Muni to expect more delays in day 2 of worker sickout
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| Jun.2 |
San Francisco |
Muni sickout causing delays across city Cable cars canceled, express buses converted to locals and about two-thirds of coaches, trolleys and trains not making it onto the streets
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| Jan.21 |
SF City Hall |
Agency OKs tech-bus rules, but not everyone's on board |
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| Dec.21 |
Oakland |
BART and unions reach contract deal BART and its labor unions have reached a deal that resolves all contract issues and brings to an end a nine-month dispute, agency officials ...
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| Nov.21 |
Oakland |
BART board votes to approve contract if provision removed |
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| Nov.14 |
Oakland |
BART may turn down contract that ended strike BART considers a mistake in a clause that grants too much paid family leave to union workers
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| Nov.2 |
Oakland |
SEIU members approve new BART contract Friday |
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| Oct.22 |
BART |
BART contract gives workers 15.4% in raises |
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BART |
BART starts limited service - 2 hours late |
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| Oct.21 |
BART |
BART strike over; trains to run Tuesday morning BART and its two largest unions have reached a tentative contract agreement. The service will be running by 4 a.m., but with reduced capacit...
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Oakland |
BART, unions resuming talks on 4th day of strike |
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| Oct.20 |
BART |
BART strike continues Monday; no talks scheduled |
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BART |
BART strike enters third day; No talks scheduled
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| Oct.19 |
Oakland |
ATU president expects workers to reject contract |
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| Oct.18 |
Oakland Downtown |
Rhetoric from unions to BART management heats up |
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Oakland |
No BART negotiations scheduled for now |
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Bay Area |
Commuters turn to cars, buses for BART strike Map of 4 Bay Area| Commuters got up before dawn and endured heavy traffic on roadways, as BART workers walked off the job for the second time in 4 months. BART workers are on strike for the second time since July, scrambling the morning commute for hundre... | |
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| Oct.17 |
BART |
BART commuter rail faces strike threat |
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| Oct.16 |
Oakland |
No strike Thursday; BART negotiations continue |
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East Bay |
Governor halts AC Transit strike plans
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Oakland |
BART union promise strike notification by 10 p.m. |
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Oakland |
BART trains running today; talks to continue |
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| Oct.15 |
BART |
Commuters in limbo as BART talks drag on |
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Oakland |
No strike today; BART negotiations to continue |
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| Oct.14 |
East Bay |
AC Transit union issues 72-hour strike notice
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Oakland |
Union warns BART riders to prepare for strike |
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Oakland |
BART officials make last, best, final contract offer
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| Oct.13 |
Oakland |
BART workers to hold off on strike for 24-hours |
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Oakland |
Lt. Gov. Newsom says a BART deal may be close |
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| Oct.12 |
Oakland |
BART, union negotiations resume Saturday morning |
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| Oct.11 |
Oakland |
BART GM joins talks; both sides work to avert strike |
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Oakland |
No BART strike today; negotiations to continue |
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| Oct.10 |
Oakland |
BART, unions continue talks as strike threat looms |
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| Oct.8 |
BART |
Commuters warned to prepare for a BART strike
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| Oct.7 |
Oakland |
BART talks likely to go to 11th hour - or beyond |
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| Oct.2 |
Oakland |
BART, unions disagree on big issues of pay, benefits |
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| Sep.20 |
Vallejo |
BART appears to be training managers to run trains |
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| Aug.11 |
San Francisco |
BART strike averted; Judge grants cooling off period San Francisco Superior Court Judge is expected to issue a formal order granting the injunction. Trains would run for at least the next 60 da...
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| Aug.9 |
Oakland |
Governor will seek cooling off period BART talks fail Gov. Jerry Brown will seek a court order for a 60-day cooling off period if management and unions fail to reach an agreement by Sunday
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| Aug.7 |
Oakland |
BART official: Unions, BART $100 million apart |
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East Bay |
Union reaches tentative deal with AC Transit Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 reached a tentative agreement with AC Transit late night, avoiding a potential strike for the bus system
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| Aug.6 |
East Bay |
AC Transit strike deadline rapidly approaching |
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| Aug.4 |
BART |
Strike averted for BART
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Oakland |
BART labor talks continue as planned strike looms |
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| Aug.3 |
Oakland |
BART negotiator skeptical deal gets done Saturday |
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| Aug.2 |
BART |
Bay Area prepares for potential BART strike Management and union leaders expected to meet today to hopefully resolve issues on wages, pensions, benefits and worker safety
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| Aug.1 |
Oakland |
BART workers issue 72-hour notice for strike
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| Jul.27 |
Oakland |
BART, unions continue talks to avert another strike |
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| Jul.5 |
BART |
BART service resumes as negotiations continue BART trains are running once more, ending a four-day strike that crippled commutes across the Bay Area
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| Jul.4 |
BART |
Day 4: BART strike rolls into Fourth of July holiday
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| Jul.3 |
BART |
Commuters' frustration grows on Day 3 of BART strike |
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Oakland |
No deal in BART negotiations; talks to resume today |
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| Jul.2 |
BART |
Negotiations between BART, unions resume |
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Bay Bridge |
Traffic heavier this morning as BART strike continues |
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| Jul.1 |
BART |
BART strike expected to continue into Tuesday |
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East Bay |
AC Transit calls off potential strike today
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BART |
BART strike creates major delays for commuters | The first BART strike in 16 years is underway this morning. Workers walked off the job just after failing to come to terms on a new contract. A labour strike shuts down San Francisco's transit rail system, the fifth-largest in the US, snarling the morn... | |
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| Jun.30 |
Oakland |
BART unions leave table; no strike decision yet |
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BART |
BART strike 'extremely likely,' union leaders say |
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| Jun.27 |
BART |
BART offering unions new package as strike looms |
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| Jun.26 |
BART |
BART and union officials in talks to avoid strike |
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| Jun.14 |
BART |
BART board approves new $1.5 billion budget |
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| May.24 |
Oakland |
BART board votes to relax rush hour bike ban |
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| Mar.27 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
All-electronic tolling begins on the Golden Gate Bridge The toll booths are empty for the first time since Franklin Roosevelt. There are no more toll-takers because you can no longer use cash
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| Sep.11 |
BART |
BART, at 40, looks to build on triumphs
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| Aug.3 |
BART |
BART rolling out program to allow bikes on trains |
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| Jun.12 |
South of Market |
SF central subway project getting underway |
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| Jun.4 |
Alameda |
New ferry service launches with free rides |
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| May.10 |
BART |
BART to contract foreign company to update fleet |
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| Jan.10 |
San Jose |
Officials recommend $900M for extension
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| Feb.19 |
Dublin |
New BART station opens Map of BART station Dublin There is a lot of excitement in West Dublin and Pleasanton for commuters, who've been suffering along the I-580 and I-680 corridor
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| Oct.29 |
Pittsburg |
Ground broken on BART to Antioch Ground has been broken on a project that will expand BART train service another 10 miles into eastern Contra Costa County
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| Aug.18 |
Oakland |
AC Transit Dispute Headed Back To Court |
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| Aug.7 |
South of Market |
Transbay Terminal Shuts, Temp. Open
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| Feb.13 |
BART |
Feds Deny $70M For Airport Connector |
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| Aug.25 |
BART |
Final BART Union Approves Contract |
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| Aug.16 |
BART |
No Strike; New Deal Reached| Officials said that a tentative agreement was reached in the labor dispute that threatened to cripple public transit during Monday's commute | |
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Oakland |
BART, Union Negotiations Down To Wire |
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| Aug.11 |
BART |
Unions Split Over Contract Approval
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| Jul.31 |
BART |
BART, Unions Announce Deal, Avoid Strike
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| Apr.10 |
BART |
Fare Hike, Service Cuts Considering |
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| Nov.30 |
San Jose |
BART Opponents Demand Recount
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| Jun.20 |
BART |
BART To Unveil 50-Year Expansion Plan |
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| Mar.6 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor mulls making bus rides free |
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| Jan.13 |
SF Downtown |
3rd Street Rail extension launched |
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| Nov.1 |
Fremont |
Feds Approve BART Extension |
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| Jun.7 |
San Jose |
Voters Reject BART Expansion Tax |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
Mayor Accuses Conductors Of Stealing
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| Dec.31 |
Apple |
iPod designer called 'Most Excellent' |
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| Dec.6 |
East San Jose |
Three Hurt In Light Rail Accident |
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| Jul.6 |
BART |
Strike Averted After Early Morning Deal
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| Jun.30 |
BART |
Employee Contracts Expire At Midnight |
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| Jun.22 |
BART |
Workers Vote To Authorize Strike
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| Jun.8 |
Richmond |
Bomb Scare at Amtrak, BART
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| Apr.6 |
Bay Bridge |
Welders: New Bridge Unsafe The FBI is investigating disturbing claims that the new span being built is riddled with defective welds
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| Aug.16 |
Bay Bridge |
Bay Area Might Be Stuck with Bridge Bill The state blames the upscale signature design for more than half of the cost overrun
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| Jun.22 |
SFO |
BART Begins Service To SFO After years of delay, BART hopes to match the success that other cities have had with their rail to airports
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| Feb.14 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
Security zones around bridges |
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| Jan.19 |
SF City Hall |
City outlaws Segway scooter |
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| Sep.1 |
Golden Gate Bridge |
$5 toll to cross span
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| Jun.28 |
San Francisco |
Gov. Davis unveils bullet trains |
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| Oct.24 |
BART |
BART strike averted
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| Jun.29 |
BART |
BART strike averted |
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