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Clipper Card Loophole Allows $2 Ride To Any BART Station
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – It turns out a Clipper card feature that lets riders who are unexpectedly short on fare exit the station and pay later isn’t set up in a way so that the rider must eventually pay...
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Funding Up In The Air For San Francisco’s Central Subway
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – Plans for San Francisco’s Central Subway remain on track, but much of the Federal funding needed for the project has not yet arrived. The route would begin at the Caltrain...
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BART Management Strife Overshadows New Station Opening
DUBLIN, Calif. (KCBS/BCN) – BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger showed a positive face during the grand opening of the West Dublin/Pleasanton Station Friday as questions swirled about her future with...
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San Francisco BART Service Back To Normal After Equipment Problem Causes Delays
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) — An equipment problem near the Embarcadero BART station caused delays for nearly two hours for trains going into and out of San Francisco, a dispatcher said. The problem was...
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Caltrain Hits Bumper At San Francisco Station; 4 Hurt
SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) – Four Caltrain passengers were injured Wednesday morning when a train pulling into the San Francisco station hit a bumper at the end of the platform, a Caltrain spokeswoman said....
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Brutal Attack At Redwood City Caltrain Platform Leaves Man In Critical Condition
REDWOOD CITY (BCN/CBS/KCBS) — Officers amplified security at Caltrain’s Redwood City station Saturday after about a dozen assailants attacked a man at the station on Friday, a spokeswoman said. A group...
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BART Releases Video Of San Francisco Fatal Shooting By Officer
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey said Thursday that he believes a video of a recent confrontation at the Civic Center station in San Francisco shows that a man threw a bottle and a...
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BART Adopts New Cell Phone Policy In Wake Of Shutdown Flap
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Board of Directors has adopted a new policy for when cellphone service may be interrupted—an issue that took center stage over the summer when the transit...
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2 Shot Near Oakland MacArthur BART Station
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Two suspects approached and shot at two people near Oakland’s MacArthur Bay Area Rapid Transit station on Wednesday evening, Oakland police said. One of the two suspects was armed...
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Vallejo Fire Department Reopens Station After City Bankruptcy
VALLEJO (CBS SF) — The Vallejo Fire Department celebrated the reopening of Station 25 in north Vallejo with an open house Monday morning. The station, located at 595 Mini Drive, closed in July 2010,...
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Why Tim Lincecum Should Start Game 1 Of NLCS
SAN FRANCISCO (Bleacher Report) — While Bruce Bochy was right to put his struggling ex-ace Tim Lincecum in the bullpen for the San Francisco Giants’ five-game series win against the Cincinnati Reds, he...
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Al-Jazeera Buying Al Gore’s SF-Based Current TV
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) – Al-Jazeera, the Pan-Arab news channel that struggled to win space on American cable television, has acquired Current TV, boosting its reach in the U.S. nearly ninefold to about...
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Startup Plans To Convert Old SF Muni Buses Into Washing Stations For Homeless
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A new startup in San Francisco aims to transform old city buses into hygiene and sanitation centers for the city’s homeless population. A startup known as Lava Mae plans to...
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Shuttered East CoCo Station Reopens Ahead Of Fire Season
BRENTWOOD (CBS SF) – A Brentwood fire station reopened its doors Wednesday morning just in time for an early start to the fire season, fire officials said. Fire Station 54, located at 739 First St....
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Free Ride Ending For Electric-Car Drivers Juicing In Martinez
MARTINEZ (KCBS) — Electric-car drivers have been charging their cars for free in downtown Martinez, but the free ride is coming to an end. Drivers will have to pay starting Wednesday. The charging...
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SJFD Says Greener Fire Station Design Hampers San Jose Response Times
SAN JOSE (KPIX 5) — The sleek, new eco-friendly design of updated San Jose fire stations is making it more challenging for crews to meet their response time goals, according to fire officials. “They’re...
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BART Train Derails Near North Concord Station
A BART train derailed near the North Concord station Thursday night, according to a witness.
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Gas Prices Soar To Nearly $6 A Gallon After Point Reyes Station Accident
POINT REYES STATION (CBS SF) — Drivers visiting western Marin County this week should make sure they have plenty of gasoline as damage to a Point Reyes Station gas station has left the area with few...
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SpaceX Cargo Ship Returns To Earth From Space Station With Nearly 2-Tons Of...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (CBS/AP) — The commercial cargo ship Dragon returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing back nearly 2 tons of science experiments and old equipment...
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BART Trains Moving Again From Fruitvale And Coliseum Stations After Search...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) – BART trains are moving again after simultaneous mechanical problems and a search for a bike thief in Oakland stopped trains going to and from Fremont. Police were holding trains at...
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