BART Snoop
A crime-reporting app for Bay Area Rapid Transit riders will now collect less intrusive information about users – and keep is collected for only a limited time – under a settlement approved by a federal judge Monday.
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Fatal Shooting by Bay Area Transit Police Spurs Lawsuit
Calling the police shooting of an allegedly unarmed black man “unconscionable,” the family of Sahleem Tindle sued the San Francisco Bay Area’s public transit agency Wednesday night, seeking punitive damages.
Read moreWater Provider and Regulator Clash Over Flood Control Project
A major Silicon Valley water provider sued a California water quality regulator, claiming its needless and illegal addition of bureaucratic layers to a flood project will not only hurt residents endangered by flooding but potentially prevent a major regional public transportation project.
Read moreClass Claims BART Snoops on Its Riders
Even trains are spying on us now, a woman claims in a federal class action accusing the Bay Area Rapid Transit District of tracking passengers’ movements by duping them into downloading a seemingly benign crime-reporting app.
Read moreBART Accused of Systemic Disability Discrimination
A class accused the Bay Area’s public transit system on Wednesday of denying people with disabilities full and equal access by failing to properly maintain, repair and clean elevators “soiled” with human waste.
Read morePolice Killing
A federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss excessive-force claims against Bay Area Rapid Transit police Sgt. Jon Tougas, whose body camera recorded a DUI arrest and struggle that killed James Greer on May 23, 2014.
Read moreBART Pays $3 Million for Officer’s Death
Bay Area Rapid Transit will pay $3.1 million to the family of a detective who was shot to death by a fellow officer during an apartment search almost three years ago.
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