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CBS News
20-05-2025
- CBS News
Fire near San Leandro BART station disrupts East Bay service
Bay Area Rapid Transit service in much of the East Bay is being disrupted for the Tuesday morning commute due to an earlier fire on the San Leandro station. According to witnesses, the fire broke out shortly before 5 a.m. Additional details about the fire were not immediately available. Service on multiple lines have been halted as a result. As of 7 a.m., there is no Blue Line, Green Line or Orange Line service between the Lake Merritt station in Oakland, the Berryessa station in North San Jose and the Dublin / Pleasanton station. There is currently no Blue, Green or Orange line service between Lake Merritt, Berryessa and Dublin Stations due to issues related to a fire near San Leandro Station. AC Transit is offering mutual aid between Lake Merritt and Fremont Stations and VTA is providing mutual aid… — BART (@SFBART) May 20, 2025 AC Transit is offering mutual aid between Lake Merritt and Fremont stations and VTA is providing mutual aid between Milpitas and Berryessa stations. Yellow Line and Red Line service is not impacted. This is a breaking news update. More details to come.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities investigate reported firearm incident on AC Transit bus
OAKLAND, Calif. - Authorities are investigating an incident involving a reported firearm on an AC Transit bus in Oakland on Friday. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on a Tempo Line 1T bus, according to a spokesperson for the transit agency. While officials have not released details about what happened, they confirmed that the bus line was taken out of service near East 12th Street and 11th Avenue. Alameda County sheriff's deputies and AC Transit officials are investigating. Deputies interviewed witnesses at the scene. The Source AC Transit
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Yahoo
Rush hour gun incident on AC Transit probed
(KRON) — An early Friday evening rush hour incident on Alameda-Contra Costa Transit that reportedly involved a firearm is under investigation. 'It was ugly.' Following systemwide BART outage, transit advocates raise red flags AC Transit said deputies with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office arrived on the scene just before 4 p.m. Friday in the area of East 12th Street and 11th Avenue. The incident involved a Tempo Line 1T bus that remains out of service at the location, said the transit agency in a statement to KRON4. No injuries have been reported. The circumstances surrounding the incident are not yet clear. The sheriff's office continues to interview witnesses at the scene. This story will be updated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
As deadline looms, Sen. Scott Wiener introduces bill to fund Bay Area transit
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — With a crucial deadline for a vote on potentially service cuts to SF Muni looming, State Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill to provide funding to Bay Area transit systems. The legislation, SB 63, would provide long-term, stable funding to BART, Muni, AC Transit and Caltrain by leveraging a multi-county revenue measure. Counties included in the ballot measure are Contra Costa, Alameda and San Francisco. Sen. Wiener said they are also working with San Mateo County to also opt in in the coming months. The measure would propose a sales tax to support transit and stave off service cuts. VTA announces new offer to union employees as strike enters 3rd week According to Sen. Wiener, the measure would solve BART and AC Transit's funding shortfall and contribute significantly to Muni's budget shortfall. If San Mateo County opts in, it would also contribute significantly to Caltrain's shortfall. 'If we do nothing, major systems (BART, Muni, AC Transit, Caltrain) will be forced into massive service cuts,' said Wiener in a post on Reddit. 'That would be horrific for San Francisco and the Bay Area as a whole.' Public transit in the Bay Area has struggled to recover in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With more workers working remotely, BART ridership has yet to rebound to pre-pandemic ridership numbers. 'Service has gotten better — but work remains,' Wiener said. The bill, which was co-authored by State Sen. Jesse Arreguin (D-Berkeley) comes just a week ahead of a vote by the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency Board of Directors vote. On April 1, the board is expected to vote on summer service cuts that would see service reduced on several SFMTA lines. 'Transit in the Bay Area isn't optional,' Wiener said. 'It's part of our region's lifeblood. It's essential to our economy. Without it, a huge number of people won't be able to get to work or school and traffic congestion will get much worse. We know what it'll take to stop these service cuts and we're working to get that done.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
18-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Damian Lillard's Oakland homecoming is a reminder of his final mountain to scale
'Dame Time,' the moniker of the venerable Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard, isn't about minutes or seconds, not even when they are dwindling. It has nothing to do with chronology. Not in the universal sense. Dame Time is about occasion. About gall. It is the collision of opportunity and audacity. Lillard, who turns 35 this offseason, has built his name on responding to moments crafted by the preciousness of time. Urgency has bred his best. Advertisement He gets no greater reminder of his finest quality than at home. Oakland, the place where his friendship with pressure was forged. 'It's always a great experience when I get to come back home,' he said. 'See the people and see the neighborhoods and see the streets, the AC Transit buses and the BART, and everything that comes with being from Oakland. You get busy and you don't get to see it all the time, when I used to see it every day. When I do it, you know, I appreciate the moments that I am back.' The good news for the Bucks, who will need to get the best out of Lillard, is that time is no longer their ally. The disappointment of the 2024 postseason haunts. The defending-champion Boston Celtics are still a massive hurdle. The sudden excellence of the Cleveland Cavaliers seems to shrink the Bucks' window even tighter. And with 15 games remaining, and having scarcely held health and consistency in both fists this season, the Bucks' time to find their groove is rapidly diminishing — especially staring down a five-game road trip out West. Lillard's return to the Bay on Tuesday to play the Golden State Warriors is a reminder of his familiarity with uphill climbs. With adverse odds. With the allegedly insurmountable. When the playoffs commence, when time squeezes even tighter, Milwaukee's hopes take on a different glean, because they have one of the best ever in Giannis Antetokounmpo. And they have one of the game's great pressure players with him. Lillard was in the area recently for the NBA All-Star Game, but it wasn't so much about him. His franchise wasn't the one highlighted. The game didn't happen in his home arena. He wasn't the focus of this weekend's spotlight. But he didn't need it to be. His shine is independent. However, what was on display, what was being celebrated, Lillard absolutely embodies. The abundant talent. The self-sustaining confidence that produces cachet. The undeniable resilience. The insufficiently heralded yet undeniably respected. Advertisement The Bay Area, vast and diverse in its grandeur, finds its heart in Oakland. And Lillard is the modern face of its worthy legacy. He's 'as real as they come in that respect,' Steph Curry said. So much has been made of the legends of modern basketball and the reminders of their departure from the sport they've dominated. Curry. LeBron James. Kevin Durant. James Harden. The plea is to appreciate them now because when they are gone, their presence will be sorely missed. Don't forget Dame and why he is unforgettable. And why these homecomings matter more as time marches on. These homecomings are increasingly special as time, Dame Time, is running out on his career and those of his fellow living legends. He belongs in the collection of the revered for what they've given the game. He's the kind of player future generations will hear about when they start propping up the greats of their era. Lillard is so Oakland in how outsiders may not see or comprehend his greatness, but those most familiar have no doubt. 'If you know his story,' Kyrie Irving said, 'and you know how much work he's put in, and he's at this level and he's well decorated, you know that he had to wait his turn. He did it the right way by putting in hard work consistently. I think that's a beautiful legacy to leave behind.' His legacy is missing only one thing, for which he is in Milwaukee. Not because his resume is unworthy without a title, but because you don't climb from such depths without wanting to touch the summit. It looks improbable at the moment. The Bucks have lost four of their last six — two defeats at the hands of the league's best teams — with three of the losses at home. Swapping Kyle Kuzma for Khris Middleton has yet to produce the desired results. Maybe now is a good time for Lillard to come home. To be reminded of mountains already scaled. When expectations were founded on a greatness yet revealed. Advertisement 'When I think about my journey,' Lillard said last month from the hallway of his alma mater, Oakland High, 'it wasn't like everybody was on me because I was supposed to do what I've done. I was a regular kid. They knew I was good at basketball, but none of this was expected. So when I kind of think back on it, I always remind myself of how important the journey is. 'Everybody will look at where I am now, but when I think about the moments of the journey, that's what gives me chills sometimes about how it happened.' Lillard allowed himself to remember because he was in the halls he once walked. He'd announced a $25,000 scholarship and a partnership with Portland State and blessed the basketball teams with his Adidas signature sneakers. It's always a big deal when he comes home. Whether he comes bearing gifts or just bringing his presence. It's still Dame Time. He's a walking example of maximized potential. Of what could happen when opportunity collides with audacity. An unspoken permission, a living dare, for the youth of his city to be great. To not shrink in the moment. To not be deterred by the odds. Age and maturity haven't gotten him too comfortable in his cloak of superstardom. A part of Lillard will always see himself as the kid from The Town. The same youngster who rode Route 82 from Brookfield to Oakland High because he was no better than anyone else, someone who can pull up to a high school game with no security and no fanfare. Who can get up shots with neighborhood hoopers at the Ira Jinkins Recreation Center that now bears his name. The mentality that makes him one of the people is what makes him so beloved. 'I think if there's one thing that I could point to and say I'm not very good at, I would say it's being celebrated,' Lillard said. 'I think it's something I need to be better about because I just get uncomfortable about things being all about me. I think part of that is because of how I grew up with so many cousins and siblings and so many people that I've always had to share it with. Do things for others. Lift others up. So, that was such a huge emphasis in my childhood, even when I feel like I understand that I might be worthy of it.' If he can pull this off with the Bucks, he'll prove again that nothing about him is regular.
