Garry's List is accepting nominations for its inaugural Civic Impact Awards ahead of the June 2 primary, recognizing the newsletters, reporters, and creators helping Californians make sense of the ballot. Meanwhile, BART is under scrutiny on two fronts: a public records request revealed the agency can't locate the invoice for a consultant report it commissioned arguing fare enforcement was pointless — even as two encampment fires in seven days shut down the Transbay Tube for over 12 hours, with BART admitting it knew about the West Oakland RV site beforehand.
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