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CBS News
13-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
BART service between Berkeley, Richmond halted due to medical emergency
BART service between the Berkeley and Richmond stations Friday morning has been halted due to a medical emergency, officials said. Around 6:50 a.m., the agency announced on social media that service was stopped following reports of a "major medical emergency" outside of the North Berkeley station. Additional details about the emergency were not immediately available. BART service has stopped between Downtown Berkeley and Richmond stations due to a major medical emergency outside of North Berkeley station. AC Transit is providing bus service between Richmond and Berkeley stations. — BART Alert (@SFBARTalert) June 13, 2025 BART said AC Transit is providing bus service between Richmond and Berkeley stations. Friday's incident is the second service disruption due to a medical emergency in as many days. On Thursday morning, an emergency at the Hayward station halted service for two hours between Bayfair and the South Hayward stations. This is a breaking news update. More details to come.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Yahoo
BART commuters face delays, partial service closures Wednesday
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Unplanned BART track repairs are impacting the Wednesday morning commute for riders. There are major delays through San Francisco, and partial line closures are in effect. BART train service in downtown San Francisco has been limited to one track due to the rail repairs. Single tracking is in effect between the Montgomery St. and 16th/Mission stations. Due to the single tracking, the agency said to expect 20-minute delays traveling through downtown SF. To relieve train congestion, BART officials said there is no Red Line service. 'Richmond riders wanting to go into SF can board an Orange Line train and transfer to the Yellow line-Antioch-SFO train at MacArthur. A shuttle train will run between SFO and Millbrae stations,' the agency said in a service advisory. The Green Line is shut down between West Oakland and Daly City stations. 'The Green Line will run only between Berryessa/North San Jose and MacArthur,' BART said. 'Green Line riders wanting to go into SF can transfer to the Blue Line-Dublin/Pleasanton-Daly City train at Bay Fair Station.' Crews conducting overnight inspections of the track found the rail defect between Montgomery St. and Powell St. stations, officials said. There is no estimated time for regular service to resume. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Bloomberg
10-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Public Transit Systems See Ratings Hit as Fiscal Woes Mount
US mass-transit agencies are already grappling with weak ridership numbers and evaporating pandemic aid. Now, their credit ratings are under pressure. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District was the latest to take a hit when it lost its Aaa rating from Moody's Ratings last week. The system's operations depend heavily on fares, and the dip in daily usage — which has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels — has ballooned its projected budget deficit to as much as $400 million in the upcoming fiscal years.
CBS News
09-06-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Major delay on BART Richmond line because of "major medical emergency" at North Berkeley station
What was described as a "major medical emergency" at the North Berkeley BART station led to major delays on the Richmond line Monday morning, the agency said. Just after 10 a.m., BART said the North Berkeley station was closed because of the incident, which halted Red Line service and led to delays on the line in all directions. A BART spokesperson said preliminary information was that a person entered the trackway, and a collision may have occurred with a train. Later, spokesperson Chris Filippi said that a person was removed from the trackway and was taken to a hospital. The station was reopened just before 11 a.m. and Red Line service resumed, but residual delays remained.
San Francisco Chronicle
09-06-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
S.F. ICE protests: Two demonstrations planned for today as tensions rise over immigration arrests
Immigrant-rights activists plan to descend on San Francisco City Hall and a highly trafficked BART station Monday afternoon to protest a spate of recent federal immigration arrests and the Trump administration's most recent travel ban. The protests Monday would come on the heels of a chaotic altercation in San Francisco Sunday that resulted in the arrest of around 60 protesters. Protests on Monday were scheduled for 4 p.m. outside of San Francisco City Hall and at 6 p.m. at the 24th and Mission BART plaza, according to organizers of the respective demonstrations. They were organized in response to the immigration arrests in Los Angeles over the weekend and in the Bay Area in the last two weeks. Supervisors Shamann Walton and Bilal Mahmood were scheduled to attend the protest outside of City Hall on Monday, the event's organizers said. The arrests and the travel ban 'are connected by a shared goal: to criminalize, isolate, and silence our communities,' organizers of the City Hall news conference said Sunday in a social media post. Demonstrations over immigration raids erupted over the weekend in Los Angeles, with some protesters clashing with local law enforcement. Buildings were vandalized and vehicles set on fire, and local law enforcement deployed tear gas and flash-bang grenades on protesters. The Trump administration deployed National Guard troops, without the request of the governor, in an effort to quell the protests, but Gov. Gavin Newsom said local law enforcement did not need the help and sent them to escalate tensions. Protesters on Sunday gathered near the San Francisco U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office downtown in solidarity with the protesters in Southern California. But the demonstration soon turned into a chaotic standoff between protesters and police and an unlawful assembly was declared. Police said 60 people were arrested and that three officers were injured, one of whom was hospitalized. There was no immediate indication that federal officials also planned to send National Guard troops to San Francisco. 'Everyone in this country has a right to make their voice heard peacefully, and local law enforcement will always protect that right and the rights of everyone in our city to be safe. But we will never tolerate violent and destructive behavior,' Lurie said, referring to some protesters allegedly vandalizing Muni vehicles and shattering windows of local businesses. San Francisco police said Sunday they were working with the San Francisco Sheriff's Office to monitor the protests in Los Angeles County and that their priority is to keep San Francisco residents safe if protests occurred in the city. Police spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the planned protests on Monday. 'As always, individuals are free to peacefully exercise their First Amendment rights here, and we have developed an interagency plan to protect public safety in that scenario. Violence, property destruction, and other criminal activity will never be tolerated,' the police department said. Outside City Hall Monday, San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who represents the city's largest Latino neighborhood, told a crowd President Donald Trump has 'railroaded due process' and has 'tested the boundaries of the Constitution.' 'The people Trump is disappearing are not criminals,' Fielder said. 'They are mothers, fathers, toddlers. ICE is not promoting public safety. It's promoting violence and racism.' Fielder said San Francisco must 'defend people's rights to due protest' and said demonstrations are happening because 'our neighbors are under attack.' 'When the government turns on its own people, it's up to the people to put the government in check,' Fielder said.
