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Putting the Art Back in BART

In the sixties, when architects and engineers were first planning the Bay Area Rapid Transit system, they had big dreams. Trains would circle the bay, traveling up into Marin and down to Palo Alto. But BART founders wanted to do more than move people — they wanted to move people, too. But how? Reporter Reis Thebault has the story.

The Bus Stop Battle

In Oakland, the AC Transit 51A bus line runs from Rockridge down Broadway to Alameda. Now one bus stop on the 51A line has become the center of a political battle.

On the Road with America’s Carnies

Journalist Levi Bridges spent the summer working undercover in a traveling carnival to document the working conditions. This is his story.