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BART Plagued By Yet Another Problem

| Posted 04.09.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Agustin Armendariz and Mihir Zaveri Jay Fraser knows what it's like to lock a bicycle ...

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BART Introduces New Cellphone Policy

AP | By PAUL ELIAS | Posted 02.01.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The agency that oversees the San Francisco area transit system on Thursday authorized police to turn off wireless communications in t...

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NOT AGAIN: BART's Most Infamous Cop On Trial For New Brutality Case

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.21.2011

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Only months after being released from prison for the shooting death of Oscar Grant, Johannes Mehserle is headed to court in a civil case alleging that...

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Embattled BART Spokesman Removed

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.14.2011

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It has not been an easy few months for former BART spokesman Linton Johnson. Johnson, who has been on leave since late August, has returned to a po...

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Trymaine Lee

WATCH: Occupy Oakland Couple Mowed Down By Crazed Driver Demand Justice

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.11.2012

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Despite extensive video footage, photographs, dozens of witnesses, broken bones and bruised spirits, the extensive evidence against a driver who appar...

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VIRTUALLY ANONYMOUS: Are The BART Protests Finally Losing Steam?

Carly Schwartz | Posted 11.27.2011

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It's been a long summer of discontent for the Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Every Monday evening for the past two months, commuters and BART offic...

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Demonstrators To Block Gates At Thursday's BART Protest

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.08.2011

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On Thursday, a group of anti-BART activists plan to physically block the fare gates at the Powell Street BART station with the intention of requiring ...

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Aaron Sankin

Are BART Police Necessary?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.31.2011

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"No justice, no peace; disband the BART Police." That slogan has become the rallying cry for the dozens of protesters who have been gathering at th...

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PHOTOS: Third Week Of Protests Leads To More Arrests

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 10.29.2011

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By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco transit commute went smoothly for the first Monday in two weeks as demonstrators...

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IT NEVER ENDS: Yet Another BART Protest Planned For Tonight

Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.29.2011

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Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius may be sick and tired of the now weekly Monday ritual of BART protests, but evidently, a number people are more than h...

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Hacker Group Outlines Demands For BART, Threatens Even More Protests

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.24.2011

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On Tuesday morning, in the wake of Monday night's rowdy BART protest, infamous hacker group "Anonymous" announced that the organization would be prote...

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HERE WE GO AGAIN: Another BART Protest Slated For Tonight

Carly Schwartz | Posted 10.22.2011

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Commuters, it might be time to buy a bike. (SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE BLOG) Infamous hacker group 'Anonymous,' responsible for last week's BART prote...

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WATCH: BART Crisis Immortalized In Bizarre Taiwanese Animation

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.18.2011

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Next Media Animation (NMA) is at it again. After releasing last month's amusing cartoon chronicling San Francisco's Airbnb burglary, the media grou...

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BART Protests Go On Without Cell Phone Service Shutdowns

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 11.08.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — The idea to cut wireless communications to quell a brewing protest – a tactic that has put San Francisco's subway system i...

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Mixed Feelings After BART Trial Verdict

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youth Radio and The San Francisco Chronicle. By Leon Sykes For the past few weeks, talking to my friends about the Oscar Gra...

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"A Broken Window, That's Not a Human Life, That's Not Violence"

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Youth Radio Editor DOWNTOWN OAKLAND- D...

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Oakland Reacts to Verdict in Oscar Grant Murder Trial

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Crowds gathering in downtown Oakland to protest the Oscar Grant murder trial verdict are expressing anger at a justice system they say continues to fail communities of color.

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Anticipating Black Bloc Protests: Reality Check About Anarchists

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Caitlin Grey and Robyn Gee OAKLAND-- W...

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Oscar Grant Murder Trial Judge Worries About "Erroneous" Coverage

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011

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The judge presiding over the Oscar Grant murder trial expressed "great concern" about how inaccurate media coverage of the trial is affecting community sentiment in Oakland, where Grant's shooting took place.

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WATCH: Officer Appears To SMASH Window With Suspect's Head

Posted 05.25.2011

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Transit police in California are facing questions over use-of-force after another controversial video surfaced on YouTube. The latest clip was titled ...

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