Topic: San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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Major League Baseball 2013: bobbleheads and fireworks galore for fans
Fans in the know are as likely to buy Major League Baseball tickets based on scheduled giveaways and promotions as on the opponent. Here then is a list to help introduce you to this aspect of game attendance.
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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Why Jerry Brown is standing firm on shaky California high-speed rail plan
Another report critical of California's $100-billion high-speed rail project – the second this month – has not shaken Gov. Jerry Brown's faith in the plan. He has his eyes on his legacy, some say.
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Tear gas and mayhem at Occupy Oakland: help or hindrance to the cause?
Media zeroed in on Occupy Oakland protesters and their clash with police. Such confrontations could bolster the Occupy movement, some say. But they may also be a sign the protests are winding down.
10/26/2011 02:21 pm -
San Francisco earthquake: Second quake jolts Bay Area
San Francisco earthquake: Thursday night's quake came nearly six hours after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit in the same area.
10/21/2011 10:57 am -
Cities fret over democracy's costs as 'Occupy Wall Street' stretches on
Cities see costs mount as they supply security and other services at Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. What are cities' First Amendment obligations to the protesters?
10/14/2011 06:23 pm -
New BART protests could test emerging policy on cell service shutdowns
After criticism from civil libertarians and First Amendment scholars, BART says it will consider a policy of shutting down cellular service only in an 'extreme case.' But what is an extreme case?
08/29/2011 08:48 pm -
'Flash mob' crimes: How good are police at tracking down culprits?
While the ability to track 'flash mob' lawbreakers on Twitter and other social media platforms offers a powerful, futuristic vision for policing, real-life police response has so far been more Sherlock Holmes and less Blade Runner.
08/22/2011 07:48 pm -
BART puts social media crackdown in 'uncharted' legal territory
The decision by BART officials to cut cellphone service Thursday – denying train-riding protesters access to social media – raises deep legal questions, analysts say.
08/16/2011 08:05 pm -
BART backs off tactic of cutting cellphone service to thwart protests
After taking heat from the ACLU and being hacked by Anonymous for shutting down cellphone service to four stations last week, the Bay Area's BART kept cell service on during Monday protests.
08/16/2011 01:50 pm -
'Flash mobs' vs. law and order: BART protest adds fresh twist
Social media 'flash mobs' are becoming integral to the organization of protests. BART officials shut down cellphone service to thwart a protest Thursday. What will BART do Monday?
08/15/2011 08:50 pm -
As Anonymous threatens BART, stakes rise in feud over cell service cutoff
Hackivist group Anonymous targets BART website, as retaliation for the Bay Area transit agency's cutoff of cellphone service to some passengers on Aug. 11. BART acted to stymie a protest at a subway station, which was being organized via social media.
08/14/2011 02:45 pm -
To defuse 'flash' protest, BART cuts riders' cell service. Is that legal?
To forestall a planned protest, Bay Area Rapid Transit turned off cellphone service, angering passengers and raising questions about First Amendment rights in an age of social media protests.
08/12/2011 05:25 pm -
Feds to investigate civil-rights claims against L.A. bus authority
Activists in L.A. say the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has discriminated against minorities and the poor by cutting their bus routes first. The MTA says it welcomes the federal audit.
03/17/2011 10:24 pm -
Mehserle verdict: Johannes Mehserle sentencing stuns Oscar Grant supporters, sparks riots in Oakland
Oscar Grant supporters cry foul and take to the streets after Mehserle verdict. The Johannes Mehserle sentencing of two years was shorter than it would have been if the gun enhancement law had been applied.
11/06/2010 12:25 am -
Police layoffs hit Oakland, one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities
Police layoffs leave the city of Oakland with almost 10 percent fewer cops despite last minute negotiations.
07/17/2010 02:40 pm -
Mehserle trial verdict draws violence to Oakland, legal scrutiny
Protests erupted in Oakland overnight after the Johannes Mehserle trial ended Thursday with a conviction for the lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. But legal experts call the outcome of the transit police officer's trial fair.
07/09/2010 02:54 pm -
BART case: As Oakland awaits Mehserle verdict, a push for peace
Oakland community groups are educating young people about the justice system and the ill effects of rioting in the lead-up to a verdict in the trial of a white former transit police officer accused of murdering a black passenger.
07/02/2010 07:13 pm -
In BART murder case, police brutality, video evidence on trial
The trial of an Oakland, Calif. BART police officer may reveal judicial attitudes toward video evidence and police brutality, legal analysts say.
06/10/2010 09:16 pm -
Fights on public transit: Oakland bus fracas is latest flash point
A fight aboard a city bus in Oakland, Calif., is the latest fracas on public transit to be captured on video and disseminated on YouTube. Such images, rightly or wrongly, may heighten concern about the safety of public transportation in the US.
02/17/2010 08:07 pm -
Arrest video sparks scrutiny of BART cops - again
A video that appears to show a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer pushing a passenger into a glass barrier rekindles the issue of excess police force. A passenger was shot by a BART police officer in January.
11/24/2009 12:00 am -
In video age, a rush to judgment?
Cellphone videos of a police killing in Oakland, Calif., spark outrage.
01/13/2009 12:00 am -
An oasis in an unexpected spot
‘No space is too small to make a difference.’
12/10/2008 12:00 am -
An unexpected highway garden
The writer's husband has planted flowers along a grimy Oakland, Calif., avenue.
12/04/2008 12:00 am -
The Monitor's View For mass transit, mass investment
With record ridership and fuel prices, subways, trains, and buses are strapped.
06/16/2008 01:00 am
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