While Bay Area residents deal with the disruption of a possible BART shutdown Tuesday, AC Transit hit them with another major blow. AC Transit workers gave a 72-hour notice that they intend to walk off the job on Thursday. If the bus workers make good on their threat and BART is on strike, two of the Bay Area’s largest public transit outlets would be shutdown. Between AC Transit and BART, they transport some 300,000 Bay Area residents each day. With…
If BART shuts down, here are some alternative commuting options for getting around the Bay Area:
“There’s a place for you at U.C.,” Chancellor Dirks told the students. “You have to work to get there, but it’s yours.”
From the bay, the city of Richmond boasts a shoreline ripe for new development. The problem is, most investors don’t ever get to see it. The West Contra Costa County Council of Industries, a business coalition, held its Richmond Harbor yacht tour on Wednesday, an event that meets new and potential business owners with city leaders to discuss bringing new enterprises to Richmond. The event served as an opportunity for the council to flex its muscles, but for many of…
Richmond High Football experiences highest involvement in decades thanks largely to a new interest from Latino community.
This year, Salesian High School students traded in their textbooks for iPads, in a move designed to enhance the learning environment. Mary Lou Flannery, the assistant principal for academic affairs at Salesian, said the iPad education program has been in the works for over a year. The school was previously using technology in the classroom but integrating personal mobile devices into the curriculum was the next step. “We began with research,” Flannery said. “We went out to various schools and…