Two encampment fires in seven days knocked out BART service across the Transbay Tube for over 12 hours, stranding hundreds of riders — and BART admitted it knew about the West Oakland site beforehand but couldn't get Oakland to act in time. The disaster lands as BART already faces a fiscal cliff, threatening to close ten stations and gut service hours unless voters approve a new sales tax in November.
BART knew about the encampment, had legal authority to clear it, and asked Oakland nicely. Then it burned.
DC had 52 traffic deaths last year. Waymo cuts pedestrian injuries by 92%. A mayoral candidate says the city "isn't ready."
Instead of fixing endemic graft, overtime abuse, and union-protected waste, they're holding your commute hostage for a November tax bailout.