Bart Protests

Charles Hill Family Sues BART

Robin Wilkey | Posted 03.27.2012

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On Wednesday, Chris Hill, the brother of a San Francisco homeless man who was shot and killed by BART police officers, filed a federal lawsuit against...

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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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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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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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BART Protests To Board Trains, BART GM Asks For Conversation

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.19.2011

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After one week on the job, BART’s new general manager Grace Crunican is taking a fresh approach to the ongoing BART protest: talking to the people. ...

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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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Did The BART Director Violate Campaign Laws?

| Posted 10.26.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Will Evans BART Director James Fang accepted $7,000 in campaign contributions this yea...

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BART Officials Holding Public Meeting To Discuss Recent Chaos

AP | PAUL ELIAS | Posted 10.24.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Transit agency directors appeared ready Wednesday to allow police to cut wireless phone access on train platforms, but only in e...

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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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BART's Decision to Cut Off Cell Service Was Boneheaded

Larry Magid | Posted 10.24.2011

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We can debate whether the public was any safer as a result of cutting cell service. But even if a safety claim could be made for shutting down service, an equally compelling claim could be made that BART's action jeopardized public safety.

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PHOTOS: Protesters Shut Down BART Stations Again

AP/The Huffington Post | By PAUL ELIAS | Posted 10.22.2011

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By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- More than three dozen protesters were arrested Monday during a chaotic run through downtown San ...

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BART Website Still Down After Hack

AP | By PAUL ELIAS | Posted 10.19.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The website for the union that represents Bay Area Rapid Transit police remained disabled Thursday after hackers launched another onl...

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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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Infamous Hacker Group Attacks BART Again, Posting Cops' Personal Info

Aaron Sankin | Posted 10.17.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Only days after hackers released the confidential user information of thousands of MyBart.org users, the members of the online "hackt...

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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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Egyptian Activists See Hypocrisy In BART Shutdown, London Riots

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 10.16.2011

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The Egyptian activists are calling it "muBARTak." When authorities from Bay Area Rapid Transit decided, last week, to cut off cell phone service in...

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PHOTOS: Protesters Swarm BART, Closing Down Multiple Stations And Trapping Commuters

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2011

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By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Rush-hour protests at subway stations in the San Francisco Bay area brought about 100 demonst...

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Safety Issue Or Free Speech Violation?

AP | Posted 10.15.2011

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By Terry Collins, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- An illegal, Orwellian violation of free-speech rights? Or just a smart tactic to protect t...

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Infamous Group Hacks BART Website, Leaks Private User Information

AP | JOHN S. MARSHALL | Posted 10.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers broke into a website for San Francisco's mass transit system Sunday and posted contact information for more than 2,000 s...

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Infamous Hacker Group Targets BART After Cell Phone Shutdown

Carly Schwartz | Posted 10.14.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- The infamous international hacker network 'Anonymous' has announced it is taking action against the Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BA...

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BART Protest Disrupts Evening Commute

AP | Posted 09.11.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Three train stations were closed down during San Francisco's evening commute as an estimated 100 people condemned the fatal shooting ...

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