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"content": "\u003cp>Maybe someday all transit will work like Emeryville’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.emerygoround.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emery Go-Round\u003c/a>, which whisks riders around the diminutive East Bay city and does it for free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Maybe. Someday. But we're not there yet, and on New Year's Day, we'll be reminded of that when patrons of some of the Bay Area's busiest, most popular public transportation services will be paying more to ride. Here are the details:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>BART:\u003c/strong> If you feel like BART raised fares not all that long ago, you're right. In a policy that dates back to 2006 and is scheduled to continue through the 2020s, the agency raises fares every two years. The increases since then — see the table below for BART's full fare history — are indexed to inflation and represent an average of the regional and national inflation over the last two years minus 0.5%. The 5.4% increase taking effect Wednesday will increase the system's minimum fare from $2 to $2.10. The maximum non-airport fare, for the roughly 60-mile trip from Antioch to Millbrae, will rise from $8.75 to $9.25. The system's most expensive ride, from Antioch to San Francisco International Airport, will move from $13.15 to $13.85.\u003cbr>\nNote: For New Year's Eve revelers, BART's 2019 fares will be in effect both before and after midnight. BART spokesman Jim Allison says the new, higher fares don't kick in until the beginning of regular morning service at 8 a.m.Those using BART's paper tickets, a payment medium the agency is phasing out, will continue to pay $0.50 more per trip. (For complete fare information, see BART's \u003ca href=\"https://www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fare calculator\u003c/a>.)\u003cbr>\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe title=\"BART Fare History\" aria-label=\"Table\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-2Dxzq\" src=\"//datawrapper.dwcdn.net/2Dxzq/2/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"870\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>AC Transit:\u003c/strong> The East Bay agency will raise its transbay bus fares from $5.50 to $6 each way. That's the full adult fare for both cash payers and Clipper Card users. The cost of AC Transit's 31-day adult fare pass will rise from $198 to $216. See: \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2019/11/15/transbay-fare-change-2020/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full details\u003c/a> on AC Transit's 2020 fares.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>San Francisco Muni: \u003c/strong>Muni, the Bay Area's busiest transit agency, will be leaving most fares unchanged Jan. 1. But the price for two popular tourist fares are going up.Muni is raising the price of a ride on the city's (pick your adjective: \u003cem>iconic, much-beloved, antique, other\u003c/em>) cable cars from $7 to $8. The cash price of Muni's passport fares will also rise, with a one-day, all-you-can-ride pass going from $23 to $24, a three-day pass rising from $34 to $36, and a seven-day pass increasing from $45 to $47. Significant discounts for those fares are available if you use Clipper or the MuniMobile app. See full fare details here: \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2018/10/fare_changes_july_2019_and_january_2020_updated_final_10.3.2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muni basic fare table\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>SamTrans:\u003c/strong> The San Mateo County bus agency breaks the fare-hiking mold by actually reducing some fares to begin 2020. An adult day pass will be reduced from $5.50 to $4.50 (the youth version will decrease from $2.75 to $2). SamTrans is also eliminating a surcharge for riders who begin their trips in San Francisco on three routes — 292, 397 and 398. Those riders will now pay only the system's existing local or express fare. Full details here: \u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/fares/farechanges.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SamTrans 2020 fare changes.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>In an effort to gain community support and bring attention to contract negotiations, AC Transit bus drivers and mechanics gathered at Fruitvale BART Station on Saturday to air their grievances against management over what they say are stalled negotiations. Their labor union, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 192 (\u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/ATULocal192/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATU Local 192\u003c/a>) received support from other labor unions across the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In May, AC Transit's labor union entered negotiations with the company as their contract was set to expire at the end of June. In September, the union voted to authorize a strike as talks between both parties carried on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They've been meeting pretty regularly to try to negotiate a contract. Unfortunately, things have not been moving forward in the way that's productive for the workers,\" said Elizabeth Ortega-Toro, executive secretary-treasurer of \u003ca href=\"https://alamedalabor.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alameda Labor Council\u003c/a>, an umbrella organization representing more than 135 unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/about-us/facts-and-figures/ridership/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AC Transit\u003c/a> services approximately 1.5 million people who live in the agency's 364 square mile service area.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sticking Points\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The union said talks have stalled over concerns regarding sickness and safety. Among other things, they are calling on the company to keep legacy language around sick policy in its renewed contract.\u003cbr>\n[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Yvonne M. Williams, ATU Local 192 union president\"]'You may have heard it on the news, we're subject to attacks while we're at work.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their previous contract allowed up to a year to heal for those with debilitating illnesses, but now the union says AC Transit wants to scale that back to 30 days, according to union president Yvonne M. Williams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Karen Hopper, who has been driving for AC Transit for 17 years, said she's concerned for her coworkers \"who are sick and injured, and who are being threatened to be terminated because of their injuries.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11787110\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11787110\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-800x600.jpg\" alt='Karen Hopper, who has been driving with AC Transit for 17 years, is standing while holding up a sign that reads \"AC Transit! Workers & riders roll together\". She attended a rally hosted by ATU Local 192 which was held at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, November 16, 2019.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3743-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Hopper, who has been driving with AC Transit for 17 years, attended a rally hosted by ATU Local 192 which was held at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. \u003ccite>(Julie Chang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Another issue is safety. An \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/Drivers-Under-Siege-486501371.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Investigative Unit\u003c/a> review found a spike in assaults on AC Transit bus drivers in recent years after looking at 200 bus surveillance videos and uncovering an increase in the number of assaults against drivers. The videos show drivers being punched, choked, and threatened at gunpoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You may have heard it on the news,\" said Williams, \"we're subject to attacks while we're at work.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Jovanka Beckles from Teamsters 856\"]'When we fight locally that gives the rest of this country the energy and the willingness to continue to fight.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union said they've been asking for safety shields, a barrier between passengers and bus drivers, to be installed in their buses for years. But Williams claims when AC Transit ordered buses, they \"did not specify that they wanted shields.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams also claims that management has said they would only retrofit 25 out of 700 buses with protective shields.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The union is also demanding living wages and improved bathroom conditions, as well as asking the agency to stop diverting local services to the Transbay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If they don't have enough operators to provide the service for the Transbay service, they would divert service from the inner community to provide that service to Transbay lines,\" Williams said.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Union Solidarity\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Members from the \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandea.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Education Association\u003c/a>, including their president Keith Brown, attended the rally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We stand in solidarity with ATU 192,\" Brown said to the crowd. \"We thank you because, ATU, you had our back in February, our students' backs in Oakland. You supported us during our strike ... and we're here to return the favor.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11787082\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11787082\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-800x600.jpg\" alt='President of Oakland Education Association Keith Brown speaking into a megaphone in front of rallygoers holding signs that say \"Fight for a better workstation,\" \"When we fight, we win,\" and \"AC Transit! Workers & riders roll together.\" The rally was hosted by ATU Local 192 at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, November 16, 2019.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3699-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">President of Oakland Education Association Keith Brown speaking at a rally by ATU Local 192 held at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. \u003ccite>(Julie Chang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The union representing BART workers, \u003ca href=\"http://atu1555.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ATU Local 1555\u003c/a>, said they'd support their AC Transit colleagues and walk alongside them at the picket lines should the latter decide to strike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>BART union president Gena L. Alexander said transit workers worry about safety on the job because they encounter people with mental disabilities or people who are experiencing homelessness or drug addiction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They also have to deal with passengers who take public transportation to work every day and who may be under an extenuating amount of pressure thereby taking their frustrations out on the workers, Alexander added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're running late, but you were late when you left home. Now your ticket doesn't work. And now you're mad at the agent because they have to fix your ticket or tell you the bad news that you don't have enough money,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"ac-transit\" label=\"Related coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To some, the fight is larger than local. \"We know that when we fight locally that gives the rest of this country the energy and the willingness to continue to fight,\" said Jovanka Beckles from \u003ca href=\"https://teamsters856.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teamsters 856\u003c/a>, a union representing workers from over 150 different employers in both the public and private sector.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other unions in attendance included \u003ca href=\"https://newhaventa.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Haven Teachers Association\u003c/a> representing educators from Union City, \u003ca href=\"https://www.unitehere2850.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Unite HERE 2850\u003c/a> representing hotel and restaurant employees, \u003ca href=\"https://www.seiu-uhw.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEIU United Healthcare Workers West\u003c/a> representing healthcare workers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.seiu1021.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SEIU 1021\u003c/a> representing city and county employees, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.ibew595.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IBEW Local 595\u003c/a> representing electrical workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The rally ended with attendees breaking into small groups and heading out to share information with others and local businesses. Rallygoers were tasked with poster and flyer canvassing at different BART stations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11787111\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11787111\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-800x600.jpg\" alt='John Murray worked as a Muni bus driver for 30 years before he retired. Liz Kimura worked as a mechanic for BART for 20 years before she retired. Both are holding up signs that read \"AC Transit! Workers & riders roll together\". Kimura is also wearing a homemade poster sign that says \"The Working Class has POWER! We need unity & organization to use it!\" They attended a rally hosted by ATU Local 192 which was held at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, November 16, 2019.' width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/IMG_3733-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Murray worked as a Muni bus driver for 30 years before he retired. Liz Kimura worked as a mechanic for BART for 20 years before she retired. They attended a rally hosted by ATU Local 192 which was held at Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019. \u003ccite>(Julie Chang/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>AC Transit spokesperson Robert Lyles said the agency remains at the negotiating table, that they are unaware of any impasse in contract negotiations and that he will not get into details because negotiations are ongoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Driver compartment shields are \"just one\" of the improvements for bus operators\u003cb> \u003c/b>that have already been adopted by the board of directors, according to Lyles. 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Peeples had been on the last bus out of the old Transbay Terminal, which was torn down to make way for the new center and Salesforce Tower. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11758146,news_11716500,news_11686760,news_11685506\" label=\"Opening & Reopening the Transit Center\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The last bus out on August 7, 2010, was an O bus at seven minutes after midnight,\" Peeples \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11686760/ac-transit-riders-salesforce-transit-center-and-transbay-terminal\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recalled\u003c/a> last year. \"I was on that one, too.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was one hiccup in the plan that morning: The O was held up by heavy traffic because of an accident on the Nimitz Freeway. But it still arrived in time to be the first bus into the transit center, beating a run of the F bus from Berkeley by 5 minutes or so. 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My take on it is that if it breaks again, I will never come back into the center.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Peeples also said he feels reassured by the deliberate approach that the facility's owner, the Transbay Joint Powers Authority, had taken to repairing the fractured steel and addressing other potential issues in the building. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think there are a whole lot of people with very impressive resumes who sat on the expert panel, and they will be very embarrassed if it breaks again, so I think they’ve made sure that it won’t,\" he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the freshly reopened transit center lives up to its name — if commuters can get in and out of the place with no untoward delays and maybe steal a few minutes at the beginning or end of the day to contemplate the steel-and-glass jungle that encircles the beautiful rooftop park — people will come to take it for granted. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ut of course, the facility is a work in progress. 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In an email last November, enforcement counsel Ruth Yang told Williams that once his delinquent statements are filed, “I can send you a stipulated agreement with a demand for a reduced penalty.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams, a 2004 graduate of Oakland’s St. Elizabeth High School and former student at Laney College, was elected to the board in 2010 after serving a brief stint on AC Transit’s Accessibility Advisory Committee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 24, Williams was the youngest person ever elected to the board. He was re-elected in 2014, and his seat — representing AC Transit’s Ward 4, including parts of San Leandro, Castro Valley and Hayward — is up for election again this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The FPPC complaint and financial disclosure data on file with the Alameda County Registrar of Voters show that Williams has not filed semi-annual campaign statements required under California’s Political Reform Act since January 2011. 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Records show McCalley raised about $16,500 for the race, include $6,500 he loaned the campaign himself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While Williams didn’t file campaign statements for the 2014 race, a check of the labor organizations that backed him four years earlier shows he raised at least $4,700 from them. That total includes $2,000 from AFSCME Local 3916, $1,500 from a Teamsters campaign committee and $1,200 from the Amalgamated Transit Union.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite McCalley’s apparent fund-raising edge, Williams won in 2014 with 58 percent of the vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The seven-member AC Transit board oversees a bus system that operates local and transbay service in the 35-mile corridor from San Pablo to Fremont. 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"content": "\u003cp>Since you may not be thinking as clearly after your end-of-year celebrations, here's what you need to know to plan ahead for your return trip home on Saturday night (or Sunday morning). If you live in San Francisco, the East Bay or parts of the South Bay, you should be able to do it without money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By comparison, Lyft and Uber are expected to have high surge pricing on the busy New Year's Eve, especially in the 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. window. And we're not aware of any free taxi ride programs in the Bay Area this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you really want to get in a car, you could use \u003ca href=\"http://newsroom.aaa.com/safety/holiday-safe-ride-program/\" target=\"_blank\">AAA's \"Tipsy Tow\" program\u003c/a> to call 1-800-AAA-HELP for a free tow up to 10 miles, or \u003ca href=\"https://www.dryver.com/cities/san-francisco\" target=\"_blank\">hire your own designated driver\u003c/a> -- which is pretty much the opposite of \"free.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or just take one of the many, many public transit options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20161214\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>BART\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be regular service until 8 p.m., and then BART will run special extended service from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. During that time, BART will use a stop-skipping schedule to minimize overcrowding. Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond trains will not stop at Embarcadero; Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont trains will not stop at Montgomery Street, and will not stop at West Oakland after the midnight \u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-new-years-eve-fireworks/\">fireworks show\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Check\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20161214\" target=\"_blank\"> the BART announcement \u003c/a>for full details. BART will not be free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Free rides for everyone! SFMTA will have free rides from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1. Do not tag your Clipper Card during this time or it will be charged. Some extra service is scheduled, though there is currently no rerouting planned or street closures. Check \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">the SFMTA\u003c/a> for information on all route changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain will also have free service starting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. Post-fireworks, there will be service at 12:45 a.m., 1: 15 a.m., 1:45 a.m., and 2:15 a.m. leaving from the main San Francisco station at Fourth and King streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2016/12/22/free-rides-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AC Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AC Transit rides will be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. And you may want to check the schedule for their \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/rider-info/stops/all-nighter/#800\" target=\"_blank\">All Nighter bus lines\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_to_Offer_Free_Service_on_New_Year_s_Eve__Sunday_Schedule_on_New_Year_s_Day.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All buses will be free from 8 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/Accessibility/Paratransit.html\">Redi-Wheels,\u003c/a> the paratransit provider for the county, will also be offering free rides to its users during that time.) SamTrans will run a regular Saturday schedule on New Year's Eve and a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/getting-around/new-years-service\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA rides will also be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. -- standard partying hours. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There will be regular service until 8 p.m., and then BART will run special extended service from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. During that time, BART will use a stop-skipping schedule to minimize overcrowding. Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond trains will not stop at Embarcadero; Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont trains will not stop at Montgomery Street, and will not stop at West Oakland after the midnight \u003ca href=\"http://sf.funcheap.com/san-francisco-new-years-eve-fireworks/\">fireworks show\u003c/a> in San Francisco. Check\u003ca href=\"http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20161214\" target=\"_blank\"> the BART announcement \u003c/a>for full details. BART will not be free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Muni\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Free rides for everyone! SFMTA will have free rides from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1. Do not tag your Clipper Card during this time or it will be charged. Some extra service is scheduled, though there is currently no rerouting planned or street closures. Check \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfmta.com/calendar/alerts/ride-muni-free-extra-service-new-years-eve\" target=\"_blank\">the SFMTA\u003c/a> for information on all route changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.caltrain.com/schedules/holidayservice.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Caltrain\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Caltrain will also have free service starting at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31. Post-fireworks, there will be service at 12:45 a.m., 1: 15 a.m., 1:45 a.m., and 2:15 a.m. leaving from the main San Francisco station at Fourth and King streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/2016/12/22/free-rides-new-year%E2%80%99s-eve/\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>AC Transit\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>AC Transit rides will be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. And you may want to check the schedule for their \u003ca href=\"http://www.actransit.org/rider-info/stops/all-nighter/#800\" target=\"_blank\">All Nighter bus lines\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/about/MediaRelations/news/SamTrans_to_Offer_Free_Service_on_New_Year_s_Eve__Sunday_Schedule_on_New_Year_s_Day.html\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>SamTrans\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All buses will be free from 8 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. on Sunday. (\u003ca href=\"http://www.samtrans.com/Accessibility/Paratransit.html\">Redi-Wheels,\u003c/a> the paratransit provider for the county, will also be offering free rides to its users during that time.) SamTrans will run a regular Saturday schedule on New Year's Eve and a Sunday schedule on New Year's Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/getting-around/new-years-service\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>VTA\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VTA rides will also be free from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. -- standard partying hours. There will be extended late-night service for light rail (Alum Rock-Santa Teresa and Mountain View-Winchester lines) and for the express line 180/181 (to the Fremont BART station). \u003ca href=\"http://www.vta.org/getting-around/new-years-service\" target=\"_blank\">Check the VTA sit\u003c/a>e for last trip times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://goldengate.org/news/transit/christmas.php\" target=\"_blank\">\u003cstrong>Golden Gate Transit and Ferry\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in the North Bay, well, you have other things going for you -- but no free rides. Service will be on a regular Saturday schedule on Saturday and on a holiday/Sunday schedule on Sunday and Monday.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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