Golden Gate Xpress

Monday night BART protest saw no arrests, station closures

Sandra Lopez

September 12, 2011

No arrests were made Monday during a BART protest that took place at 5 p.m. at Civic Center BART station. This is the fifth protest known as “OpBART” which is in resistance of the alleged BART police brutality and First Am...

Students, media detained at BART protest

Xpress Staff

September 8, 2011

Members of the media, including seven SF State journalism students, were arrested and detained today at Powell BART station during the "no fare" BART protest. Approximately 26-30 people were arrested for violating section 369I of the C...

BART protesters strike Civic Center for the third time, promise to return

Jennifer Terman

August 30, 2011

Nearly 50 protesters swarmed around Civic Center BART station and proceeded to walk up Market St. to Powell, Montgomery, and Embarcadero stations between 5 and 7 p.m. Monday, marking the third organized BART protest in what may be a weekly occurrence until the demands of the protest group Anonymous ...

BART protesters clash with police, commuters

Megan Taros

August 23, 2011

Protesters took to the streets Monday night in response to what they believed to be systematic problems with BART, including police brutality and alleged free speech violations when the transit system threatened to shut down cell phone service. "It's not just a few bad...