A man was taken to a hospital after a crash on the Bay Bridge this morning that involved an AC Transit bus and several other vehicles, California Highway Patrol spokesman Tony Tam said.The collision, reported just after 6 a.m., blocked two lanes on westbound Interstate Highway 80 on the Bay Bridge’s eastern span.A 28-year-old Vallejo man driving a Chevrolet Avalanche was transported to Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, but Tam did not know his condition.
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A window on an AC Transit bus was shattered early this morning when someone fired a BB gun at the bus in Oakland. The shooting happened at about 12:26 a.m. in the area of San Pablo Avenue and Powell Street, near the Emeryville border, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said.There were six passengers on the bus at the time, and no one was injured, Johnson said.
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Six people were hospitalized when a van collided with an Alameda-Contra Costa Transit bus in Oakland on Thursday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the bus agency.The bus was traveling west on Foothill Boulevard at the intersection with 5th Avenue about 4:30 p.m. Thursday when a van traveling north on Fifth Avenue apparently ran a red light, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said.The bus then broadsided the van, Johnson said.
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As the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency negotiates a new labor pact with its operators, managers are trying to modify a contract that rewards drivers who work off hours with what is perhaps the country’s most generous premium pay.
Muni operators, who earn $29.52 an hour in base pay, receive an 8 percent pay bump for every hour they work between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The SFMTA wants to reduce this surcharge, while the operators union hopes to almost double it.
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BART will move forward with plans to extend its service by an hour on Friday nights, but questions remain about the possibility of future scheduling expansions.
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A pedestrian was killed in Oakland tonight when he apparently jumped in front of an AC Transit bus, an agency spokesman said.Witnesses said the man intentionally leaped in front of the bus at about 6 p.m. in the 3600 block of Grand Avenue, near Mandana Boulevard, AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson said."It's very tragic, obviously," he said.Several passengers were on board at the time, but no other injuries were reported, Johnson said.
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While Bay Area transit agencies grapple with unprecedented budget shortfalls and passengers experience service cuts and fare hikes, workers enjoy benefits well above the national average.The region’s 28 transit agencies face a shortfall of $8 billion over the next 25 years, and benefits like pensions, health care and workers’ compensation make up 34 percent of total operating costs, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
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Bay Area public transportation riders are now able to use the long-awaited Clipper Card program on San Mateo County Transit District services, a district spokeswoman said.SamTrans, which has buses serving San Francisco, Palo Alto, and San Mateo County, began accepting Clipper Cards this week. The Clipper program offers refillable cards for riders to use on several Bay Area transportation services, district spokeswoman Tasha Bartholomew said in a statement.
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Fans of Caltrain’s monthly paper passes will have a few more weeks to appreciate their wares before the fare media is phased out.The Clipper card, the ubiquitous one-stop regional fare that will one day be available at all 27 transit agencies in the Bay Area, will replace Caltrain’s existing monthly pass, starting in March.
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Eight of Muni’s drivers were involved five or more accidents in 2010, but because most of the collisions were determined not to be their fault, they’re still behind the wheel.
Last year, two drivers were involved in seven accidents each, three were in six, and three more were in five apiece, according to data provided by Muni in response to a public-records request.
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