After a tumultuous four months without a fulltime leader, BART’s board is expected to name a new general manager today.Grace Crunican, former chief of the Seattle Department of Transportation and a deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration under President Bill Clinton, is expected to be named general manager in a special board meeting.
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Gabriel Meyers, the Oakland man who was jailed after throwing paint on former BART general manager Dorothy Dugger, was among 35 people arrested Monday during the latest protests against the beleaguered transit agency.
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A series of missteps and controversial decisions has provoked pointed criticism of BART in recent weeks, prompting questions about who is actually in charge of the agency as it faces international scrutiny.
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BART directors are evidently moving toward naming former Seattle transportation chief Grace Crunican general manager of the transit system.
After interviewing nine candidates over two days, the Bay Area Rapid Transit board settled on Crunican as its top choice to replace Dorothy Dugger, who was forced out in April, Director Joel Keller said.
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Ex-Muni chief Nathaniel Ford is unlikely to take over as BART general manager despite speculation, but both transit agencies will be interviewing candidates this week for their respective top jobs.
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BART is reaching out to its passengers for feedback and insight as to what kind of new general manager the riding public wants.
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Lately, “Who is going to be the next mayor?” is everyone’s favorite question.
Among my friends, this is a nerd test. But it also comes from genuinely concerned citizens who feel overwhelmed by our legion of candidates and funky system of voting.
The honest answer is that I have no idea. The only people who appear to be certain are the candidates themselves and their campaign staffers, none of whom can be trusted to convey reality.
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The total price tag of Dorothy Dugger’s forced resignation from BART continues to increase, with costs related to the ouster now likely to top $1 million.
In February, the agency’s board of directors voted 5-4 to ask the general manager to resign, a move that was later rescinded due to violations of California’s open-meeting laws.
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A sharply divided BART board finalized the severance package of outgoing General Manager Dorothy Dugger on Thursday and announced a temporary replacement who will earn $160 an hour.
Sherwood Wakeman, a former BART legal counsel, will take over as interim general manager April 23. Wakeman, who has twice served as interim BART general manager before, will earn $160 an hour.
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Under pressure from her agency’s board despite presiding over a budget surplus of up to $28 million, BART General Manager Dorothy Dugger resigned Wednesday — a development that will cost the agency nearly $1 million in severance pay.
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