New regional park opens next to Bay Bridge toll plaza

The Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline includes a public observation pier, a former train maintenance building to host events, and walking paths to the Bay Bridge Bicycle-Pedestrian Trail.

An electric Hummer? GMC rolls out battery-powered truck

GMC introduced a new electric Hummer pickup, with a high-end version due in showrooms sometime in the fall of next year.

Oscar Grant's family meets with DA in renewed look at case

The family of Oscar Grant met Thursday with Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, three days after she announced she was reopening the investigation into Grant's shooting death by a BART police officer in 2009.

Oscar Grant's family wants death case reopened, another BART officer charged

An independent report and video shows former officer Anthony Pirone hitting Oscar Grant in the head and kneeing him on the Fruitvale BART station platform in 2009.

United and American Airlines furloughing 32,000 employees

The moves by two of the nation's four biggest airlines represent the first -- and likely the largest part -- of involuntary job cuts across the industry in coming days.

BART plans to sell old train cars — but for a pretty penny

The 22-ton cars, many of which are from the original 1972 fleet, will sell for up to $10 thousand dollars. Most of the cars will be stripped and won't include the BART logos. 

No BART service between South Hayward and Bay Fair station this weekend

Free Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District buses will be available for riders to get around the work but doing so will add 20 to 40 minutes to a trip.  

BART train stabbing victim in critical but stable condition

Terrell Coffer, 44, of Oakland allegedly stabbed the victim aboard a train as it approached the Warm Springs/South Fremont Station shortly before noon Friday.