As the price for the South Bay BART extension continues to soar, elected officials must decide whether they want to honestly evaluate the project or rubber-stamp it. In just the last …
With BART’s Silicon Valley extension expected to cost upwards of $12 billion, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is conducting a new cost analysis of a different approach — the …
More than two decades in the making, the Eastridge to BART Regional Connector light rail extension got a unanimous stamp of approval from the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on …
The East Bay’s congressional district covering Berkeley and Oakland has been represented for more than a half century by the late Ron Dellums and then his former chief of staff, …
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is leaving little room open for any changes to the region’s largest-ever transportation proposal, despite a call last week by his predecessor, a longtime champion …
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo says the project to bring BART to the city’s downtown needs to be scaled down, citing ballooning costs that have now amounted to $12.2 …
For state Sen. Aisha Wahab, the 27 agencies that oversee public transportation in the Bay Area are too many cooks in the transit kitchen. The state legislator, who represents parts …
In a sea of highs and lows, 2023 left the world and the United States celebrating and reeling. Hamas brutally attacked Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, sparking a new war …
BART board member Rebecca Saltzman won’t seek re-election to her position and will step down when her term expires in 2024. Saltzman announced her decision Wednesday via X, the social …
Population growth. Transit ridership. Office demand. Property tax revenues. The coronavirus pandemic upended the Bay Area economy — and many of the changes are likely to be permanent. The question …