Bay Area MTC signs off on aid for BART, but expects improvements
Amid concerns of safety, fare dodging, and reduced ridership numbers, BART is set to receive a cash injection from the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
SF residents hope city will keep UN Plaza clean for them and not just during events
The United Nations Plaza in San Francisco underwent a dramatic transformation for the APEC Summit, and locals are hoping the changes won't just be for when guests are in the city.
BART commuters say crime, open drug use keeping people away from the transit system
BART is on the brink, and it's not just remote work keeping passengers away.
Crews who deep-clean BART train cars see and scrub it all
Lack of cleanliness ranks high among complaints by BART riders so agency crews give every car a top-to-bottom deep-cleaning after 400 hours in service.
Amid safety issues, Antioch offering $500K in grants to help struggling small businesses
The city of Antioch is hoping that grants to business owners struggling in high crime areas will not only help those businesses, but reduce crime itself.
Different realities: San Francisco residents offer competing views on state of the city
It can start to sound like dueling realities as the debate over the state of the city gets increasingly intense.
Destructive encampment fires in San Francisco's Mission set locals on edge
A string of recent encampment fires have rattled residents and business owners in San Francisco's Mission District.
Major earthquake in the Delta could be disastrous for California's water supply
While the earthquake that struck near Isleton Wednesday morning wasn't strong, the location did raise questions about the possible risk to an area that is critical to the state's water supply.
San Francisco prepares to change how homeless encampments are managed
Change is coming soon for how San Francisco manages homeless encampments, according to the city attorney.
Cleanup crews in San Francisco Tenderloin District surmount daunting challenges
City cleaning crews are faced with a daily mountain of trash on the sidewalks in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood.
BART Police Interim Chief Kevin Franklin promoted to top job
Following a nationwide search, BART has announced the hiring of a new police chief who is a 27-year veteran of the department and native of Oakland.
SF business owner concerned community interests are becoming barrier to opening stores
One small business owner recently went in front of the SF planning commissioner to talk about the challenges she faced opening her store in the Mission District.
San Francisco aims to make historic downtown alleyway a destination for good times
City leaders in San Francisco had a message of optimism Thursday as they outlined one of their strategies to breathe new life into downtown at an overlooked alleyway.
San Francisco health officials hope data on drug use will provide answers in fentanyl crisis
It is a problem across the Bay Area, but the fentanyl crisis is hitting San Francisco especially hard, with the city reporting August was one of its deadliest months for overdoses.
Bald eagles stall plan to trim trees near Fremont BART
BART is reconsidering a tree trimming operation in Fremont after concerns have been raised about Bald Eagles in the area.