BART

21 Feb 2023

Man Who Lost Leg On BART Awarded $9 Million In Lawsuit Settlement

A lot of bad things happen on BART, but most of the time, no matter how bad the experience, you make it to your destination in one piece. But, in the case of David Nelson, that wasn’t the case. And it ended up costing BART over $9 million. Nelson’s leg

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07 Nov 2022

10 Fun Facts About San Francisco You May Not Know

You think you know a lot about San Francisco? Well let’s see how many of these fun facts you already had stored in your noggin. You’re about to be so much better at SF trivia. 1. Alcatraz was the only federal prison to offer hot-water showers, supposedly to dissuade prisoners

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01 Jul 2022

Why Remote Employees May Have to go Hybrid

On the surface, hybrid work environments feel like a compromise. A mix of in-person meetings and a remote zoom work environment. Office snacks, face time, a change in environment, in-person connection, hallway conversations, and free lunch – are all things we’d get if we were back in the office. Sounds

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28 Jun 2022

From Shootings To A Derailed Train, BART Had An Eventful Week

BART is a part of life in the Bay Area, and what happens on BART is indicative of what happens in the cities that BART serves. Bay Area Rapid Transit is a microcosm of Bay Area life. Whether you love it or hate it, BART is here to stay. And

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21 Jun 2022

BART Fare Increase Approved By Officials

Shootings. Stabbings. Derailments. Operating system and equipment failures. “Unscheduled” track maintenance. Civilians walking in the tunnels. These are only some of the problems plaguing our Bay Area Rapid Transit system. Ridership is 30-to-40% of its weekday pre-pandemic levels, and the aging agency sees about half its previous weekend riders. Despite

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01 Jun 2022

Ten Hot Tips for a First-Time San Francisco Tourist

You are going to step in shit if you don’t watch where you’re walking. Most of it comes from pets (reasonable people pick up after their animals), the rest from birds and humans. The city is notorious for it (I once walked out of my building and in on a

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An SFO-bound BART train pulls up to a station platform.
26 Apr 2022

Why Bart Needs To Go To Sacramento And The Central Valley

The San Francisco Bay Area is a prohibitively expensive place to live. Everyone knows that. What people don’t know is that the Bay Area is no longer considered a singular region anymore. It’s now a part of the larger Northern California Mega Region. The higher the prices get the closer

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11 Feb 2022

24 Year Old Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fatal Shooting at Civic Center BART

A 24-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of shooting and killing another man at BART’s Civic Center station in San Francisco on Thursday night, according to the transit agency. Shane Holman, a San Francisco resident, was arrested following the shooting reported around 8:30 p.m. Investigators determined that the victim,

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