Bob Franklin, the BART board member who has championed late-night train service, announced today that he is running for Oakland City Council. He said he would step down from the BART board when his term expires in November, 2012. "I want to apply what I've learned at BART on a bigger stage to make Oakland a more welcoming place," said Franklin. Franklin — who was elected to two terms on the BART ......
A federal judge won't stop the crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries in the Bay Area. Judge Saundra Armstrong ruled against three pot clubs seeking a temporary and immediate halt to the federal crackdown. U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag had ordered those clubs to close, because they were too close to schools on parks. Armstrong indicated the clubs did not make a strong legal case. “The Court is sensitive to the desires of ......
The Muni driver who ran over and killed Emily Dunn at a Castro intersection could face criminal charges. District Attorney George Gascon said at a press conference on pedestrian safety Tuesday that his office is considering filing charges in the Aug. 19 incident. He is also considering prosecuting a UCSF shuttle driver for a crash that killed a passenger -- and an automobile driver who hit a pedestrian. Last week, he filed ......
Linton Johnson, the embattled BART spokesman who has been on leave since mid-August, will no longer be the transit agency's chief spokesman and head of its communications department. Johnson will now be the "Strategic Program Manager for External Affairs," BART officials said Monday morning. Johnson came under scrutiny in August after the transit agency shut off wirless service in its downtown San Francisco stations to thwart a planned protest of ......
After 24 years, the colorful political saga of Emeryville City Council member Ken Bukowski has come to an end. He was voted out of office in Tuesday’s election as two incumbents, Ruth Atkin and Nora Davis, and a popular newcomer, Jacqueline Asher, swept into office. A former nightclub impresario, Bukowski helped transform Emeryville from a polluted industrial backwater into a home for giant retail outlets like Ikea and innovative companies ......
