BART Riders Scramble For Commute Alternatives During Strike
Commuters scrambled for alternatives to get to work Friday morning as Bay Area Rapid Transit workers went on strike following an impasse in labor negotiations.
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Commuters scrambled for alternatives to get to work Friday morning as Bay Area Rapid Transit workers went on strike following an impasse in labor negotiations.
Bay Area Rapid Transit workers walked off the job Friday for the second time in four months.
Oakland police have arrested a prime suspect in the disappearance and death of a federal criminal investigator whose body was found in Vacaville more than two months ago.
A marathon bargaining session between Bay Area Rapid Transit management and its two biggest labor unions that began Wednesday morning lasted all night and was continuing Thursday, BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said.
Kumar Pallana, an Indian character actor with bit parts in movies such as "The Terminal" and "The Royal Tennenbaums," has died. He was 94.
Labor unions representing Bay Area Rapid Transit workers said they will tell frustrated riders in advance whether trains will be running Thursday or workers will possibly go on strike at midnight.
Negotiators for Bay Area Rapid Transit and its labor unions resumed negotiations Tuesday afternoon, just hours after marathon negotiations that ended during Tuesday morning's commute.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is keeping a close eye on the potential BART strike and he's trying to minimize the impact on the city and its residents.
Despite starting with a 2-4 record so far this season, quarterback Terrelle Pryor feels that the Raiders will make playoffs.
Two years ago there was a campground at Oakland's Frank Ogawa Plaza followed by riots in the streets. Today the Occupy Oakland movement commemorated their anniversary and examined what they should do next.
Thirteen people were taken into police custody following a marijuana cultivation and drug trafficking sweep in Alameda County on Thursday, police said.
Bay Area Rapid Transit's lead negotiator is presenting union leaders with a new proposal Thursday, the final day of talks before the end of the 60-day-cooling off period.
A law student has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly using her car to strike and seriously injure a man on a street near Lake Merritt in Oakland early Saturday morning, authorities said Tuesday.
A male victim may have shot himself in the leg while aboard an AC Transit bus near the Oakland hills Tuesday afternoon, an AC Transit spokesman said.
Former President Jimmy Carter stressed the importance of low-cost affordable housing in a working visit at a housing development in East Oakland Monday.
Just when Oakland's seemingly safe lead appeared to be slipping away, Terrelle Pryor turned a broken play into a big one that helped seal the victory.
A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and a driver was arrested in a hit-and-run collision near Lake Merritt in Oakland early Saturday morning.
A woman was killed and two people were injured in a shooting in downtown Oakland near Frank Ogawa Plaza.
A male pedestrian was seriously injured when he was struck on eastbound Interstate Highway 580 in Oakland Friday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Fed up with rising crime, residents of Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood have turned to online donations to pay for private security guards.
Nearly half in a poll of 500 likely voters say they would definitely not re-elect Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to a second term.
Habitat for Humanity is bumping up security plans for an upcoming visit by former President Jimmy Carter to an East Oakland housing development site after eight workers were robbed at gunpoint at the site on Tuesday.
Police said a group of workers were robbed at gunpoint at a Habitat for Humanity site where former President Jimmy Carter is scheduled to tour in Oakland.
An Alameda auto body shop customer was in custody following the violent robbery an employee who was giving the customer a ride home – an arrest aided by the same customer returning to the shop to pick up his vehicle, according to police.
Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of 8-year-old Alaysha Carradine, who was shot during a sleepover at an apartment in Oakland's Dimond District on July 17.
