Taylor Huckaby

BART opened a new street-accessible entrance at its Downtown Berkeley Station on Monday morning. The entrance, located on the west side of Shattuck Ave. and Allston Way, allows for easier access to platforms and begins a larger series of station renovations.

Early Monday morning, BART opened a Clipper-only entrance on the south side of the Downtown Berkeley station near Allston Way East after being closed for over a decade.

In his budget proposal, President Donald Trump has outlined cuts that could significantly hinder two BART expansion projects.

BART’s Operations and Safety Committee took a “Sanctuary in Transit” policy draft resolution off the tracks at its Tuesday meeting, citing wording concerns.

A computer error caused BART’s automatic train control system to reset at 10:24 a.m. Wednesday morning, resulting in a roughly 15-minute delay for BART trains systemwide.

On Thursday morning, BART will participate in the Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill, along with more than 10 million Californians.

BART plans to halt train service from San Francisco to the East Bay this weekend and Labor Day weekend for critical track maintenance.

California public health officials are responding to an ongoing outbreak of measles with widespread outreach efforts, urging people to get vaccinated against the preventable but highly contagious disease.