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BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee to meet on Monday, June 8
The BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee will meet on Monday, June 8, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA Download directions to the Board Room
BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee to meet Sept. 28
The BART Police Department Review Sub-Committee will meet on Monday, September 28, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in the BART Board Room, which is located in the Kaiser Center 20th Street Mall, Third Floor, 344 20th St., Oakland, CA Download directions to the Board Room
BART Interim Police Chief ends temporary ban on Taser use
BART Police officers are now once again allowed to carry Tasers if they so choose. All 196 officers have completed the required updated training on when to use their Tasers and where to holster them. On April 15, BART Interim Chief of Police Daschel Butler temporarily suspended the Taser program for two
BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey's column on moving the community forward
Last year, President Obama called upon the nation to take a hard look at how police officers interact with and support their local communities, inviting experts and leaders from Maine to California to submit best practices on growing community trust and public understanding. This initiative, the President’s
BART flash passes available for Martin Luther King Day events
BART trains will once again carry riders from throughout the Bay Area to Civic Center Station on Monday, January 19, for Northern California’s largest celebration honoring the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s San Francisco Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will be
Take the survey: BART invites feedback on Downtown Berkeley Station modernization
Take the Survey. It is open through October 5. Downtown Berkeley Station is in the queue to get a makeover. Last year BART invited visioning feedback on its modernization plans for the station and received over 1,000 responses from the public. These suggestions helped BART planners develop a phased
BART Police release name of officer, announce change to search policy
At the request of the officer, BART Police Chief Kenton Rainey today released the name of the officer who fired the fatal shot in last Tuesday’s tragic death of Sgt. Tommy Smith. Detective Michael Maes has requested that his role in the tragedy be made public in the interest of transparency. Detective Maes is
BART to run on Saturday schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
BART will operate on a Saturday schedule with service beginning at 6 am on Monday, January 21, for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. To better serve customers who do not have the holiday off, BART will add extra trains to the schedule based on demand levels from previous years during the morning commute
BART Board gives green light to Concord Station plaza makeover
Using a mixture of local and state funding, the Board of Directors voted today to award a $3.2 million contract to give the Concord Station plaza a major makeover. The transformation will include improved pedestrian access with a decorative crosswalk, an added bike lane, modern, energy-efficient lighting and
BART helps connect homeless Vietnam veteran to a home of his own
By MELISSA JORDAN BART Senior Web Producer If you've walked through Montgomery Station in the past five years, you might have noticed Jack Hanna. Or not. The wiry, wary Vietnam veteran may have seemed invisible in the rush of commuters grabbing coffee from the Peet’s stand in the morning, choosing a bouquet