'Obsolete' toll booths to be removed from 7 Bay Area state-owned bridges

Open Road Tolling is coming to all seven of the Bay Area's state-owned toll bridges. Here's a timeline of when drivers can expect the change.

VTA light-rail service expected to be fully restored by Thursday morning

Officials with Silicon Valley Transportation Authority say light rail service will be fully restored by Thursday morning after a judge's ruling ended a worker strike last week. 

VTA riders relieved some light rail service restored

VTA light rail service was partially restored in the South Bay after a strike shut down service for weeks.

VTA checking light rail system amid copper theft
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VTA inspectors on Thursday checked methodically roughly 42 miles of light rail line for evidence of copper theft. This, as the authority announced bus service will resume Friday and light rail service Monday following a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge granting an injunction against 1,500 striking ATU local 265 workers.

VTA bus service to resume; light rail remains suspended

As the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority prepares to restart limited bus service on Friday following a 17-day transit strike, light rail service remains suspended.

Judge grants injunction, striking South Bay transit workers ordered back to work
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A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge granted an injunction sought by the Valley Transit Authority that would require its striking union workers to return to work. Approximately 1,500 members of ATU Local 265 walked off the job Mar. 10 during stalled negotiations for a new contract.

South Bay judge orders striking transit workers back to work
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A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge, late Wednesday afternoon, granted an injunction requested by the Valley Transportation Authority against striking union employees. The ruling means roughly 1,500 members of ATU Local 265 who walked off the job Mar. 10 in a contract dispute with VTA must return to work immediately.

Judge's decision effectively ends VTA strike

A judge's decision in court on Wednesday will effectively end a transit strike that has been affecting the Silicon Valley Transportation Authority for more than three weeks. 

Union rejects VTA's latest contract offer, transit strike continues

Union workers voted overwhelmingly on Monday to reject VTA's latest contract offer as the transit strike has entered its third week.

VTA makes offer to union as strike enters 3rd week

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Agency said it made another offer to union workers Sunday as a strike that's brought buses and trains to a standstill enters its third week. 

VTA says union to consider strike-ending deal

Union workers have been striking for two weeks, disrupting public transportation services for tens of thousands.

Can pickleball save Muni?

One of the options SFMTA is exploring is converting existing underutilized parking garage rooftops into tennis or pickleball courts.

Newsom urges VTA, union to resume talks as strike disrupts 100,000 riders

Employees of the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority entered their second week of a strike that has affected tens of thousands of riders.

Newsom sought to end VTA strike
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Members of ATU Local 265 returned to the picket lines on Monday as the union's strike against VTA entered its second week.

BART service resumes after 'major medical emergency' delay

BART service between the Lake Merritt and Coliseum stations has been restored after it was temporarily stopped following a "major medical emergency," the transit agency said Saturday. 

AC Transit to raise prices effective this summer

Some riders on Alameda and some Contra Costa buses may notice a slight pinch to their wallets as AC Transit raises the cash fare price for rides for adults, effective this summer.

VTA asks Gov. Newsom to order striking workers to return to jobs

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority said Saturday it has asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to order striking transit employees back to work serving thousands of South Bay riders while it works out a new contract.   

Suspected DUI driver crashes into Muni light rail

The driver behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a Muni Light Rail Vehicle on Thursday evening has been accused of driving under the influence of alcohol during the collision.