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  • New Bay Bridge
  • The Toll Bridge Oversight Committee will announce the opening date for the new Bay Bridge on Thursday.
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  • New Bay Bridge
  • The Toll Bridge Oversight Committee will announce the opening date for the new Bay Bridge on Thursday.
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  • Bay Bridge
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  • new Bay Bridge
  • The new Bay Bridge gets a green light from the federal government and is one step closer toward its opening day.
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  • BART claims the transit agency's proposal and the unions' proposal are nearly $100 million apart.
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  • BART train
  • A Monday BART strike has been averted after a judge approved Governor Brown's request for a 60-day cooling off period.
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  • BART negotiations between management and two worker unions ended Sunday evening with little progress
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  • Judge grants 60-day cooling off period
  • A Monday BART strike has been averted after a judge approved Governor Brown's request for a 60-day cooling off period.
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  • Judge grants 60-day cooling off period
  • A Monday BART strike has been averted after a judge approved Gov. Brown's request for a 60-day cooling off period.
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  • BART management and unions continue negotiations after a judge granted Gov. Jerry Browns request for a 60-day cooling off period.
  • BART management and unions continue negotiations after a judge granted Gov. Jerry Brown's request for a 60-day cooling off period.
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  • BART train
  • A judge will soon hold a hearing to decide if a 60-day cooling off period is necessary to avoid a BART strike.
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  • Contract talks between BART and its unions resumed Monday. Both sides have until next Sunday to avert another strike.
  • BART talks are heating up before they may have to cool down, as a cooling-off period that would avert a possible strike looms.
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  • Contract talks between BART and its unions resumed Monday. Both sides have until next Sunday to avert another strike.
  • BART talks are heating up before they may have to cool down, as a cooling-off period that would avert a possible strike looms.
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  • BART train
  • Gov. Brown will seek a court order on Sunday for a 60-day cooling off period if BART and its unions fail to come to an agreement.
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  • BART train
  • Gov. Brown will seek a court order on Sunday for a 60-day cooling off period if BART and its unions fail to come to an agreement.
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  • Inside of Lake Merritt BART station
  • Gov. Jerry Brown is keeping a close eye on the second day of negotiations, as BART and its unions work to avert a strike.
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  • Caltrans crews work on a fix for the broken bolts on the Bay Bridge
  • Construction crews have started pouring concrete for a saddle system that's designed to shore up broken bolts on the Bay Bridge.
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  • Caltrans crews work on a fix for the broken bolts on the Bay Bridge
  • Construction crews have started pouring concrete for a saddle system that's designed to shore up broken bolts on the Bay Bridge.
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  • BART train car.
  • Unless BART and its unions reach a breakthrough by Sunday, it seems inevitable that Gov. Brown will order a 60-day cooling off.
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  • BART train car.
  • Unless BART and its unions reach a breakthrough by Sunday, it seems inevitable that Gov. Brown will order a 60-day cooling off.
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  • Power pole down over Highway 101 in Windsor
  • All lanes of Hwy 101 in Windsor are back open after low-hanging wires caused the closure of the highway on Thursday.
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  • BART Board of Directors meeting
  • BART and its unions are getting back to the bargaining table, a day after BART claimed that the two sides are nearly $100M apart.
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  • Board of inquiry panel regarding BART labor negotiations
  • The threat of another BART strike is intensifying. BART claims the transit agency's proposal and the unions' proposal are nearly $100 million apart.
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  • Board of inquiry panel regarding BART labor negotiations
  • The two sides in the BART dispute are making their cases before a governor's board of investigators in Oakland today.
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  • Westbound I-80 coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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  • Big rig fire causes massive traffic on Bay Bridge Monday morning
  • Big-rig fire closes WB I-80 lanes for 10 hours Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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  • Amalgamated Transit Union members.
  • Sunday night, a last minute board of inquiry order by Gov. Jerry Brown averted a Bay Area Rapid Transit strike.
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  • Amalgamated Transit Union members.
  • Sunday night, a last minute board of inquiry order by Gov. Jerry Brown averted a Bay Area Rapid Transit strike.
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  • Westbound I-80 coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Monday, a big rig getting off the Bay Bridge caught fire during the morning commute.
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  • A big rig caught fire in San Francisco Monday morning, causing a massive traffic backup coming off the Bay Bridge.
  • Three lanes remain closed near the Fifth Street exit in San Francisco after a big rig caught fire Monday morning.
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  • Gates at BART station
  • BART riders are expressing relief after a strike was averted by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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  • BART train
  • BART trains are rolling today after Gov. Jerry Brown stepped into block an impending strike - just hours before a deadline.
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  • An oncoming BART car pulls into a station.
  • The contentious BART negotiations ultimately led to an intervention by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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  • BART union representatives hold news conference
  • BART union representatives announced that a strike would be averted for at least seven days.
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  • An oncoming BART car pulls into a station.
  • The contentious BART negotiations ultimately led to an intervention by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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  • BART employees on strike in July, 2013.
  • Sunday could be the last day BART trains run in the Bay Area for a while.
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  • The commute leading up to the Bay Birdge toll plaza during the July, 2013 BART strike.
  • BART managers and union leaders are back at the bargaining table with strike deadline looming.
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  • The commute leading up to the Bay Birdge toll plaza during the July, 2013 BART strike.
  • BART managers and union leaders are back at the bargaining table with strike deadline looming.
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  • Union leaders head into a meeting in advance of potential BART strike.
  • BART talks continued Friday with unions saying they're optimistic a settlement can be reached.
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  • new Bay Bridge bolts
  • Another round of testing is underway for those giant bolts on the new Bay Bridge, but this is a batch of bolts that hasn't snapped.
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  • A BART train at a station.
  • With another BART strike on the horizon, one state senator is considering a law to make transit strikes illegal.
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  • A BART train at a station.
  • With another BART strike on the horizon, one state senator is considering a law to make transit strikes illegal.
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  • The BART Board of Directors.
  • Union leaders want BART board members to get more involved in the negotiations.
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  • Union leaders head into a meeting in advance of potential BART strike.
  • BART talks continued Friday with unions saying they're optimistic a settlement can be reached.
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  • Man working on laptop at workspace during BART strike
  • If there is a BART strike next week, many people can take advantage of work spaces to avoid getting stuck in traffic.
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  • Man working on laptop at workspace during BART strike
  • If there is a BART strike next week, many people can take advantage of workspaces to avoid getting stuck in traffic.
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  • San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee.
  • There is a lot of pressure coming from San Francisco City Hall for BART and the unions to get a deal done.
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  • BART sign at board meeting
  • The clock is ticking on a possible BART strike on Monday. Management and union leaders are meeting right now.
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  • BART officials talk about pensions
  • BART's unions have given 72-hour notice that workers may resume their strike unless they can come to a labor agreement.
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  • BART officials talk about pensions
  • A second strike is inching closer to reality as BART and its unions continue to butt heads over the big issues like pensions.
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