BART Director Raburn on parking fees, the Oakland Airport Connector, system operating hours
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Tue, 5 Apr at 9:41am.

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a two-part series about newly elected BART District 4 Director Robert Raburn. Monday's article discussed his philosophy on transit and today, delves directly into BART's more controversial subjects.)

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2012 BART budget: New service, reduced fees, more technology
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Fri, 1 Apr at 6:33am.

Earlier today, Bay Area Rapid Transit System officials announced its 2011-2012 budget ahead of schedule. The budget offers solutions to some of the agency’s most controversial subjects with new ideas and technologies.

OAK Airport Connector extended to SJC, SMF, STS airports

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BART Board of Directors Race--who's running and what do they stand for?
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Wed, 22 Sep at 4:02pm.

Elections are on as Oakland seeks its next mayor. But, while many are talking about who will best deal with current city-wide unemployment, wealth disparities and fiscal realities, an under-publicized, key post is being contested.

Nineteen months after the death of Oscar Grant III - the young man killed by a BART police officer on New Year’s Day 2009 - a BART directors seat is up for decision by Oaklanders.

In addition to police armament controversies, BART has recently received criticism for the Oakland Airport Connector and the associated $70 million loss in federal stimulus funds, as well as budget decisions regarding a surprise $4.5 million surplus.

Who will voters elect to guide BART through rough financial waters and oversee policies regarding safety, system expansions and ridership?

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Transit Breakthrough in Restoring Civil Rights: Title VI Complaint by San Francisco Bay Area Coalition Has National Implications
Article by Urban Habitat Tea....
Last updated at Wed, 24 Feb at 6:20am.

In the first successful action of its kind in the nation Urban Habitat, helped organize a coalition that filed a civil rights complaint to stop $70 million in stimulus funds from being allocated to a $500-billion boondoggle elevated “people-mover” known as the Oakland Airport Connector (OAC). The funds will be shifted to Bay Area transit agencies to help avert service cuts, fare hikes and layoffs that will affect hundreds of thousands of people, as the coalition recommended.

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MTC votes to support Oakland Airport Connector 11-5, despite FTA hurdles--but with contingency plan
Article by Ryan Van Lenning.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Jan at 10:19am.

The most recent hurdle for the contested $492 million Oakland Airport Connector (OAC ) was addressed at a Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) meeting Wednesday morning.  The decision before the commission was whether the $70 million (from federal ARRA stimulus funding) will still be used to help fund the OAC or if it will be div

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