>>bart says the long-term answer is to replace all fare gates and make fare evasion resistant in sanco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>and that wraps up kron 4 news at 5 we'll see you back here tonight at 9 for kron 4 news in prime time right now viki joins pam moore for the news at 6 grant thank you so much coming up next on kron 4 news at 6 o'clock, hundreds of people say their final goodbye to a rookie sacramento police officer. >>emotional moments during her memorial as fellow officers family and friends remember o'sullivan east a ban says firefighters saved his life as a fire raged in his apartment. >>but that wasn't all first responders also rescued another family's dog just in the nick >>department will forever be a part of the o'sullivan family. >>law enforcement in northern california laid to rest one of their own today. tara o'sullivan grew up in pleasant hill here in the bay area before taking an oath to serve and protect in sacramento. thank you for joining us tonight, i'm pam moore. >>and and acuity aka son for ken wayne, the 26 year-old o'sullivan was killed in the line of du

fare evasion is a growing problem for b.a.r.t. >> we showed you the new double fare gates they're testing out. today a committee mentioned our coverage as they discussed safety concerns for b.a.r.t. lesley brinkley joins us now live at the oh rin dan b.a.r.t. station with more on the fare evaders. lesley? >> reporter: we saw plenty of them. we were at the richmond b.a.r.t. station at the new double barrier gates. in ten minutes time, we saw seven people sneak right on through. the double barrier gates may be the newest way nor b.a.r.t. tore undermine fare evaders but watch this woman limbo under the gate not caring our cameras were rolling on her. watch the guy in the white t-shirt slip behind a legitimate fare paying rider. it was a problem we brought up to the transit security advisory committee today. >> there is no respect for b.a.r.t. that i think is what the problem be. >> when one someone would go through the double fare gate, they oftentimes stayed open for so long, people were strolling in behind to get in. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.'s group manager for stationery manning summoned. >>

i think that every time that we raise fares every time crime goes up.ime there's a newsworthy incident on this on the system. >>we lose more ridership this really isn't the right thing to do it's really a short term. >>gambit. >>but our president that inductee says the million generated from that fare hike this year marked for new bart cars as well as a new train control system. both he says will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked. it will put parts remaining budget in flux. >>where are the cuts going to be made if we're not going the revenue that was anticipated with this inflation based adjustment will it come out of safety measures will it come station apartment. i don't know. >>as for writers they seem not to be opposed to a fare hike, those long as the money is spent and their priority. >>what do need to do is get ponies which just i'm ok pain a little bit more it goes to newer safer cars more bart police to say for more comfortable right overall. >>mark directors will discuss fare hikes and the upcoming budget at th

is scheduled to serve up a new round of fare hikes. at least one board member says it is a bad idea. we are live at the station with why the move could backfire. ondrea? >> reporter: is pitting bambi larson member against bambi larson board member at this point directors will discuss whether or not to to raise the fares here on b.a.r.t. once again. tonight, one b.a.r.t. member would like to tap the brakes on a proposed fare increase. >> we just raised bridge tolls, gas tax, the average working commuter is getting hit too hard. i do not think right now is the right time to raise try 43. >> reporter: deborah allen wants to pull the fare increase from the budget and push a vote on future fare hikes. >>> it will go for new trains, one of the most popular things. >> reporter: that amounts to about $12 million, and the fare hikes are asking too much for riders feeling the financial pick pinch. >> we currently have somewhere around $700 million sitting in unreserved cash and cash equivalents. in our bank accounts. >> reporter: she also cited

. >> up next, riders are hopping on bart and ditching the fares. the thousands of tickets issued. >> the possible deal in the works that could revive a historic theater in lafayette. >> a much cooler day with plenty of wind and drizzle. we are watching rare summer showers and severe weather to the north. >> bart is trying to reduce the number of fare evader that costs millions a year. the numbers show a small portion of people cited are paying fines. live in san francisco to sprain what bart is doing about the problem. christie? >> reporter: if you stop a bart rider, they are quick to share stories about seeing people hop over the red fare gates without much concern. bart is taking steps to address this, including issuing citations that are going out, but the money is not pouring back in. in san francisco, bart riders know the drill. people on the system who don't pay. >> whenever i arrive, people are jumping through the gate. >> bart started issuing civil sightations. 14,000 in 16 months. under 1500 have been paid voluntarily and collection is tou

>>bart says the long-term answer is to replace all fare gates and make fare evasion resistant in san francisco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>well, new light trains are back in service this morning in san francisco muni says it fix that back door problem on the trains you may remember, they went offline in april after the rear doors of the trains along with the device that connects the 2 car trains broke down so 3 passengers reported injuries as a result of those malfunctions and 2 sensors were added to the doors including exterior sensor to address the problem. new this morning. one woman is dead after being involved in a 3 car crash in santa rosa this happened on river road yesterday, a car sideswiped a pickup truck before spinning out and hitting another car. one person died while 2 others suffered minor injuries. those hurt are expected to be okay. around 2 of debate for the democratic presidential candidates. we will see bay area candidate senator mcconnell harrison representative eric swalwell take the and following last night's debate things got pretty interesting. they'll have to

what has been raising fares every 2 years for more than a decade. it's based on inflation and come january fares are slated to go up an average of $0.22 a ride or 5.4% maybe we need to at least for to differ on the fare increases art director deborah allen wants to put a hold on the hike saying. >>with ridership in customer satisfaction decreasing the fare increase will just make matters worse. i think over the last 2 years i haven't seen the progress i'm looking for so i'm i'm thinking that the writers haven't either and that it might be fair to take a break from the their increase the reality is that we have a system that's been starved for generations and i think that it's really unwise to pull apart. >>the blueprint that we have. >>our president bevan dufty says the $25 million generated from that fare hike is earmarked for new bar cars as well as a new train control system. both will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked it will put parts remaining budget influx that would lessen the money that we're able to put int

and they result from the board's automatic fare in indexesing, which links fare increases to muni cashmonthly pricing on clipper goes up $3and $4 for the muni "a" pass. you may recall, however, to continue to incentavise use of the clipper and mobile, and we are not increasing the single-ride fare, so it will remain at $2.50, and at a $1.25 for the disowp discount fares. they continue to see increased sales on a month-to-month basis, with more than a 97% increase, so we just about doubled year after year on muni mobile. so the differential will increase on july 1st. and then, finally, sunday streets, this sunday throughout tethrough outer sunsd golden gate park, and hopefully it will be weather like today and we'll see you all out there. that concludes my report. >> chairman: very good. before we call on public comment, directors, are there any comments? >> just to clarify, the utility work is the sffuc work, not our work? >> that's correct. thank you for flagging this. we haven't really started the transportation project. we have not started the muni work, the vision zero work. what w

the prototypes feature a higher barrier to deter fare cheats.rs say they're dangerous. live coverage tonight. janna is live at the richmond station after learning more about their complaints. >> reporter: bart sent us a statement saying they had no reports of injuries and reviewed surveillance camera footage, but some riders say the gates can close unexpectedly. and it would hit somebody's head, not their hips, that would be hurt. >> i pull up as close as i can. >> reporter: she's a regular bart rider and says sometimes the wings

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increase and future hikes. >>> they want to see the fare increase, and regular fare increases. i approved that concept two years ago, when i was new on the board. over the last two years, i have not seen any improvement, i am looking for. >> reporter: could cost riders up to $.40 extra each day, each way. the health of b.a.r.t. as a whole is at stake. >> this actual money from the fare adjustment is going to go for nutrient, one of the most popular things. >> reporter: these come like clockwork on b.a.r.t., they are part of a bigger plan to expand service and put nutrients into the system. >> it makes us one of the top transit agencies in terms of fiscal solvency. i am not really sure that unraveling that at this point is the best interest of building a better transit system. >> we currently have somewhere around $700 million sitting in unreserved cash and cash equivalents. in our bank accounts. >> reporter: you might be wondering why you did not hear from b.a.r.t. itself in the story, b.a.r.t. says it does not want to get in between the directors, that means the meeting on jun

the prototypes feature a higher barrier to deter fare cheats. but wheelchair riders say they're dangerous. live coverage tonight. janna is live at the richmond station after learning more about their complaints. >> reporter: bart sent us a statement saying they had no reports of injuries and reviewed surveillance camera footage, but some riders say the gates can close unexpectedly. and it would hit somebody's head, not their hips, that would be hurt. >> i pull up as close as i can. >> reporter: she's a regular bart rider and says sometimes the wings of the fare gates will get stuck or slam shut, hitting her legs. >> it comes down fast. and it comes down hard. and so it's like a hard hit. and sometimes it bruises. >> reporter: when she saw the new prototype fare gate monday at the richmond bart station, she was too scared to go through. bart is testing out the double-wing gates as a pilot program to stop fare cheats from jumping over. she worries that wheelchair users, children or short riders, the wings might shut at head level. >> i'm terrified

>>bart says the long-term answer is to replace all fare gates and make fare evasion resistant in san francisco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>new light rail trains are back in service in san francisco muni says it fixed the doors. they went offline in april because the rear doors of the trains along with a dece that connects the 2 car trains broke down. 3 passengers said that they were injured had one lady was a train like this and she was stuck. the georgian automatically open she was dragged a bit she's okay though 2 sensors were added to the doors including exteriors sensor to address the problem. and wanted for a hit and run crash that killed an oakland mother and son is in custody in virginia. oakland police say that rason dog allen was arrested with the help of the us marshal in virginia. he is accused of being the driver in the accident back in april on 26 avenue and foothill boulevard that killed a 6 year-old and mother on hold ask as his little boy's name and they were both in the crosswalk the car that hit them was found abandoned. on the peninsula people are being scammed out o

and muni mobile single ride fares. it's onlyel cash fares going up. indexes with inflation according to the boards' indexing policy. and in terms of u asked for an update based on some input you got on the internal workings of the agency, one of the things we have learned from our employee engagement survey it s that people who were looking for recognition for the good work that they do, particularly when they're doing work above and beyond just their job descriptions so based on that feedback last year, we created the agency's first ever peer to peer employee recognition program it's called the gem wards. gem being an acronym for going the extra mild celebrating the good work that so many of our individuals staff do throughout the agency. the program's focused on the core values of the agency which are respect, inclusivity and integrity and it was based on the feedback we got from employee engagement survey and from focus groups, employee town halls and looking at best practices from elsewhere. so it highlights specific accomplishments of staff each

fare revision. >> they're bringing in new gates. a safety engineer approved that design. there are complaints that the gates are closing on wheelchairs and people with strollers. >> it just closed on my baby, like instantly. like seriously? my baby could have got smashds up in there. >> different gate designs will be tested later this summer before bart decides which giet install across the entire system. >> as part of our commitment to building a better bay area, find those stories on our website abc7news.com. >> a tree fell in san francisco this afternoon about 3:50 15. the area was blocked for hours. good news, no one was hurt. >> only on abc7news, a bay area boy's painting caught the attention to have an a-list celebrity couple. now he's in 40s surprise of his life. that's up next. >> it's going to be a foggy start to your morning. i'll let you know if the cooling trend got under way for the father's day weekend. >> thanks. first, here's a look at what's coming up on jimmy kimmel live. jimmy? >> i strongly urge you to continue watching tv all night tonight. >> hey, ho

some board members voted no on the fare hike, saying now is not the time. and the riders we talked to agree with that. >> it's not a happy experience. i can't say i enjoy it. it's a painful experience, in most. and frankly, when you see on b.a.r.t. and experience on the train is not good. >> i've been riding for 14 years. and trains get dirtier. it's a little tough to take. >> b.a.r.t. claims $400 million will be generated by the fare hike. also, the b.a.r.t. board approved a pilot program, one that gives low- income riders a 20% discount on fares. >> governor newsom's state budget has been approved. it sets aside more money for public schools, wildfire prevention. affordable housing. and healthcare for some undocumented immigrants. lawmakers are still hashing out some bills through so-called trailer bills. but they passed yesterday and will provide framework for state spending for the next fiscal year, which starts july 1st. the budget also includes $80 million from marijuana taxes to pay for child care for low-income parents. that the state would give $66

>>bart says the long-term answer is to replace all fare gates and make fare evasion resistant in san francisco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>and new light rail trains are back in service in san francisco. muni says that they fix to the back door of the trains. they went offline in april after the rear doors of the trains along with a device that connects the 2 car trains broke down 3 passengers were injured because the malfunctions 2 sensors were added to the doors, including it exterior sensor to address the problem. >>in the east bay 2 bodies have been found inside a home in castro valley and now the sheriff's office is trying to figure out if this was a double murder or murder suicide. it happened at a home on forest avenue which is right near castro valley boulevard police say the bodies of a man and woman in the 40's were inside that home for several days, they died from gunshot wounds. police say they don't pelieve there's any threat to the community. according to investigators there have been no prior calls to that house for domestic violence in the past so the investigation conti

the year 2022 after a current series of fare hikes ends. this will spread out over four years. the writer dissatisfaction had been a big concern for the transit agency. some board members felt that right now was not the best time to increase fares. a lot of writers agreed. >> it's not a happy experience. i can't say that i enjoy it. it's a painful experience in most cases. >> i have been riding it for 14 years . it gets more crowded. it's tough to take. >> reporter: heart says the scheduled fare increase will generate $400 million. >> we are learning more about the planned reopening of the transbay center in san francisco. officials say it will open july 1 but that will be a soft opening. there won't be any buses what comm rough on day 1. we >> reporter: after months of examinations and work, engineers have said the trans bay transit center is safe to reopen. >> we are happy to report it will reopen to the public. it won't mean bus service on the first day but people can enjoy the free activities. >> reporter: the center closed after cracks

both raising fares between 5 and $15 and both cited strong demand as the reason for the fare hikes. hawaiians have a word. kokua meaning help other unconditionally meaning the way to describe the woman at the heart of the next story. garvin thomas has the next bay area proud. >> mario knows how to make the best of a less than ideal situation. she learned not along ago that her son's elementary school tha turned out to be an opportunity for her to do more good. if there is anyone out there who should know to be careful what she wishes for, it might be may rose r pch in redwood city wanted to help the elementary school in this town she grew up in. she set a goal of collecting 500 books for the library. ending up with 5,000. >> when they started seeing the books come in and opened the boxes and looked at the books and heard the stories about the families dropping off books, yeah, i mean it made them feel loved and special. >> when may rose learned this year that elementary schools in redwood city were merging and would have a surplus of library brooks as a result. >> i put in an email

bart links fare evasion to other crimes such as robbery and assault. it says it's a big contributor to that lease and loss ofto cha culture, so we are trying a lot of different approaches. yes, it is something we have to figure out, but the bottom line is we've got to hire 40 additional police officers, and i think that is one way we've got to go, and we've got to harden the stations. >> kpix 5 insider phil matier said they never want to criminalize the fare jumpers. they opted to use a citation as a way to educate and encourage better behavior. >>> the search for a husband and a hit and run and oakland killed a mother and child ended today and virginia. 27-year-old rasenoch allen was taken into custody with help from u.s. marshals. he's been on the lam since april 13 for a hit and run crash in east oakland. that killed the secure boy and his mother. the boy's uncle was also critically injured. >>> our pride parade coverage continues. >> how a woman is try to educate bay area teachers about what she calls a historic lgbtq here is. >> i just figured why

>> i really don't, fareed.-- first of all, listen to the iranian ambassador, i did have to laugh when he said that coercion and diplomacy don't go together. coersive diplomacy is how iran has pursued the interests in iran, lebanon and syria so they're the experts at coercive diplomacy. vis-a-vis what trump has done is create real pain and pressure on the iranian government. we have basically choked off the oil exports which are the primary source of income for that country. so trump has created real leverage on iran. for me, the question is, what does he want to do with that? and i think there's real confusion and real split in the administration. i think if trump were to go now to our european allies and say to them, look, the iranian nuclear deal that obama negotiated basically imposed a ban on any kind of nuclearization weaponry on iran for about 15 years let's take that to 30 or let's take that indefinitely, okay, let's also ban any missile testing on iran outside the radius of the middle east. i think you'

>>and tonight fare evasion program that launched in april. hart says they've seen a change in behavior they do see riders pay for that there. paying the least amount as possible and they're still jumping the gates here in san francisco. the long-term goal perhaps is to replace all the skates to make it harder 2 they the fares live in san francirco gayle ong kron 4 news all right gail despite years of problems with the dmv from you know the long lines of computer issues to the fiasco. >>when that real id the state lawmakers today rejected an audit the problems are many and this was the second year in a row that state lawmakers killed an effort to launch a state audit of the dmv. >>some lawmakers in the audit committee said today. the timing just isn't right. another lawmaker said today, the californians who wanted to see improvement at the dmv are being let down. >>californians if they were hoping somehow their experience at the dmv is going to be markedly improved. >>pretty soon would be disappointed today the cause i think what we politics.

another one of these increases which would hike fares 5.4%. >>for an average of $0.22 a ride is set to go into effect january of next year. but one bart director wants to put the brakes on this added hike. i think we need to give the writers a break, the art director deborah allen says ridership is dropping as his customer satisfaction, the fare increase will make matters worse. i think that every time that we raise fares every time crime goes up. every time there's a newsworthy incident on on the system. we lose more ridership this really isn't the right thing to do it's really a short term. >>gambit. >>but our president that inductee says the million generated from that fare hike this year marked for new bart cars as well as a new train control system. wolf he says will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked. it will put parts remaining budget in flux. >>where are the cuts going to be made if we're not going to the revenue that was anticipated with this inflation based adjustment will it come out of safety measure

bart says the long-term answer is to replace all fare gates and make fare evasion resistant. >>in san francisco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>wanted for a hit and run that killed an oakland mother and her son is in custody now in virginia. oakland police say rassa not allen was arrested with the help of a u s marshall in virginia. he is the suspect in a hit and run crash that happened in april at 26 avenue and foothill boulevard that killed a 6 year-old boy on held vasquez and his mother they were in the crosswalk. your sleep traits could be a risk factor for breast cancer, researchers say that women who prefer to get out of bed early were found to have a lower risk of breast cancer few. and those who like stand that delay. okay like it out really early. the study also found that sleeping more then the. >>average 7, 8, hours per night was found to have a slightly increased risk. >>also good news for people like me who get up early in but don't get enough swear stuff researchers also believe more than 260,000 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women. this year. >>at the h

dan and ama. >> leslie, is there any tie be between the fare evasion and homelessness? >> reporter: yes, that was actually discussed today as one component of the fare evasion problem and as you heard that one rider say, people are desperate. they somehow need to get towork or get home but they can't afford they say to pay for that bart fare. leslie brinkley, abc 7 news. >>> the president of bart's board of directors came to abc 7 today as a guest on "midday live" and asked about the relationship between fare evasion and other issues. >> i see the link between fare evasion and crime numbers going up. is there anything to prove that link or is that a hunch? >> i mean, obviously everyone who fare evades isn't committing a crime but the perception of riders is that people who are committing crimes are not paying their fare and one of the things you can do is discourage people who are going to do bad things or looking for opportunities to steal a phone or do things of that sort and make it much more difficult for them. >> during that interview on "midday live" a poll was ru

the board also approved a new fare increase for 2020 to 2024 2026 ago.n't take a look some info we lined out for you here as well with that $2.3 and dollars. million dollar budget. it includes about million to pay the agency's roughly 3400 employees, $262 million to buy new train cars, $201 million to repair tracks and other structures, $2.1 million towards those police officers we had mentioned and then $167 million to improve earthquake safety, i've been speaking with people here at the bart station all morning and the first reaction when they hear of those fare increases they're very hesitant and a little frustrated, the once they hear it has to do with safety adding more cars in cleaning up bus. the actual bus stations themselves, it's something they say they're willing to pay for it for now reporting live in walnut creek christina tetrelt kron 4 news. thank you christina, 6.34 state lawmakers are now waiting for governor newsome to sign the state budget but the assembly and senate pass. >>the spending plan yesterday it's a billion plan that boosts f

is getting complaints about fare evaders. >> reporter: b.a.r.t.alls these double barriers stacked gates. most passengers had no problem swiping their b.a.r.t. pass and getting through gates before they closed. but for this woman on her way to oakland children's hospital with her baby in a stroller -- >> i just went through the b.a.r.t. thing and it closed on my >> it closed instantly. seriously? my baby could have gotten smashed. >> and several wheelchair bound riders have taken to social media to complain. >> how would you like to it chose on your head and not let you out? i think what they're trying to do is keep out the fare evaders. the impact is to keep out people in wheel chairs. >> reporter: so maybe these had stop fare evaders as they try to come through but they do slam down with some force. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. said a safety engineer approved the design that has them closing with 40% reduced pressure. b.a.r.t. released a statement saying to date this has not designed any injuries and we have reviewed camera footage and can confirm, no o

prom limboing under a fare gate to following a paying rider through a fare gate, create ye h yeahtiyeah ti -- creativity. in march they issued civil citations issued so far. $75 for an adult, $55 for a juvenile. >> along with that nearly 1500 have paid. >> reporter: so what about the remaining approximately 12,500? after 28 days and late notices and fees, bart can then send fare evaders to the franchise tax board for collection but only if the fare evader provided their correct social security number. a franchise spokesperson tells abc 7 news in 2019 they received 541 late accounts to collect. so far they successfully collected on just one account for $95. >> if i'm going to get a civil citation and the bart spokesperson is telling me i can lie about my name or my social security number and the franchise tax board has no way to go after me, why would i pay to ride bart? do you say to those people? >> we say we hear their frustrations loud and clear and we need to do something. this is one example of a program we're looking at and we think it provide as deterrent. >> reporter: for the fr

another one of these increases which would hike fares 5.4%. >>we're an average of $0.22 a ride is set to go into effect january of next year. but one bart director wants to put the brakes on this added hike. i think we need to give the writers a break, the art director deborah allen says ridership is dropping as his customer satisfaction, fare increase will make matters worse. i think that every time that we raise fares every time crime goes up. every time there's a newsworthy incident on this on the system. we lose more ridership this really isn't the right thing to do it's really a short term. >>gambit. >>but for president 5 and ft says the million generated from that fare hike this year marked for new bart cars as well as a new train control system. both he says will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked. it will put bart's remaining budget in flux. >>where are the cuts going to be made if we're not going the revenue that was anticipated witness inflation based adjustment will it come out of safety measures will

i think that every time that we raise fares every time crime goes up. every time there's a newsworthy incident on this on the system. we lose more ridership this really isn't the right thing to do it's really a short term. >>gambit. >>but our president and ft says the million generated from that fare hike this year marked for new bart cars as well as a new train control system. both he says will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked. it will put bart's remaining budget in flux. >>where are the cuts going to be made if we're not going the revenue that was anticipated witness inflation based adjustment will it come out of safety measures will it come out of station apartment. i don't know. >>as for writers they seem not to be opposed to a fare hike as long as the money is spent and their priority. >>what do need to do is get ponies which just i'm ok pain a little bit more it goes to newer safer cars more bart police to say for more comfortable right overall. >>6 votes are needed to put a halt to this fare hike the park board w

>>has been raising fares every 2 years for more than a decade. it's based on inflation and come january fares are slated to go up an average of $0.22 a ride or 5.4% maybe we need to at least for the deferral on the fare increases art director deborah allen wants to put a hold on the hike saying with ridership in customer satisfaction decreasing the fare increase will just make matters worse. i think over the last 2 years i haven't seen the progress i'm looking for so i'm i'm thinking that the. >>writers haven't either and that it might be fair to take a break from the their increase. >>the reality is that we have a system that's been starved for generations and i think that it's really unwise to pull apart the blueprint that we have. >>our president bevan dufty says the $25 million generated from that fare hike is earmarked for new bar cars as well as a new train control system. both will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked it will put parts remaining budget influx that with less and the money that we're able to put

s fare board is looking at fare change, but haven't finalized which kind of fare gates will replace them. allen says it's a system wide issue and it's still years away. she's frustrated with some of her board members. >> it has not reached the priority level i would like to see. >> and they are looking to improve not just security but the perception of security among riders. b.a.r.t. is supposed to hire 19 new officers this year. >> good to see the new officers on board coming up. >>> we're learning more about what san jose police are calling the deadliest crimes in the history of their city. police say it was a domestic dispute that led a man to shoot and kill four people, before turning the gun on himself. we're also learning how his family was able to escape the home. asenith smith has the latest. >> police wrapped up their day- long investigation involving a murder-suicide. >> hear any turmoil or problems at the home? >> no. ise. >> reporter: like many neighbors, thong nguyen knew the people who lived at the home on habits court in passing. to her, they appeared to be an ordinary vie

we are talking about possible fare increases. we are also talking about bart, talking about setting the fare for the new line down to the south bay. we want to break down the fare increases for you first. according to chronicle, one bart board member plans to push back against an approved 5.4% increase. that's set to no into effect in january. so the concern there is that declining ridership and then raising the prices will continue to turn away riders. the hike will add about 40 cents to a trip from antioch to the embarcadero. bart says the increased fares will bring in an additional $25 million in revenue. today the board will be discussing the next round of fare increases for 2022 to 2028. the board has already proposed a 16% hike, that will go into effect over the course of those six years and we just spoke to one computer. he says, he's still going to be riding bart, so he's not too concerned. take a listen. >> it will be like fare increases. but when you live way out here and work in san francisco, i don't really have any c

fares are scheduled to go up about 5%.scheduled fare increase was back in 2013, in order to account for inflation now. but at least one b.a.r.t. board member is expressing reservations about that scheduled fare increase. and it's because of declining ridership on b.a.r.t. deborah allen plans to introduce a moon today to post increase now and reconsider it later next year. ridership was down last year by about 8 million trips with 120 million passengers system wide on b.a.r.t. it was the third straight year of declining ridership. also, discussions about what to charge passengers who will be taking b.a.r.t. from the soon to be open beryessa. b.a.r.t. is also considering clipping for the magnetic strip paper tickets. that starts at 9:30 this morning at the headquarters in oakland. there will be a period of public comment allowed beforehand. live, allie rasmus. ktvu. >>> difficult to find parking at the b.a.r.t. station. the city plans to remove 19 spaces from the south parking lot and replace them with new bike stations that

is increasing fares 18% over seven years. it's part of a new budget with money used to help stop fare evasion, homelessness and drug use. >>> let's take a look at what will happen this weekend as far as our air quality. we know it will be cooler than average and it also means if you're taking dad outside you can breathe easy as you can, too. >>> number six, we are looking good as far as the commute is concerned. no major issues to talk about. looking at fairly light volumes, westbound 92 from hayward into foster city, across the san mateo bridge, 21 minutes for the drive time. >>> number seven, taylor swift releasing a new song overnight called "you need to calm down." and it's a message of support for the lgbtq community and calls out homophobia. >> can i also just say that my queen, madonna, has a new album out called "madam x." check that out after you listen to the taylor swift song or flip and reverse it. >>> a young san jose artist's dream came true after attending j.lo.'s "it's my party" concert last night. >> 12-year-

the report showing that 15% of riders don't pay fares. b.a.r.t. police saying a lot of the crimes are carried out by folks sneaking on to the trains. the report also says that b.a.r.t. could marginalize itself with all the other transportation available, so folks here in the bay area, but also went on to recommend that b.a.r.t. hire more officers and of course start cracking down on the fare evaders. live in oakland, pete surraatos "today in the bay." >>> and yesterday morning the richmond bound train got stuck underground. some 400 passengers sat for about one hour before they were forced to walk through pitch black tunnel between 12th and lake merritt stations. some of the passengers say they were uneasy. >> it was a little scary. getting out of the train and them opening the door and it is just pitch dark. staff were telling people not to touch the third rail. so if you just deviate a little bit, you can get shocked and your life is at risk. >> still not clear if it was a mechanical failure or technical glitch. there are more of these trains in

they shot down inflation based fare increases.uled to go into effect over the next six years. the board did not reach a two thirds majority needed to implement that fare increase. the declines in ridership and dissatisfaction have been a big concern for the agency. some board members felt that now is not the right time to increase fares. as you can imagine, many writers agree. >> it is not a happy experience. i do na painful ex >> i have been writing it for 14 years. it is more crowded. it is tough to >> bart says would have increased it would have generated $400 million over a six-year period. the agency says that it now expects to lose out on about $12 million for the second half of 2020. >>> estate lawmakers approved a $250 billion budget, the new spending plan sets more money aside for healthcare, homelessness. it also addresses the teacher shortage, wildfires, housing and healthcare for those living in the country illegally. the budget plan that goes to the governor's desk for his signature. >>> a longtime ally in the voice o

>>increase fares. hey christina.ass their budget and they're planning on adding millions of dollars to guide and add more police officers clean up the bart stations and try to tackle homelessness issue that they've most recently had that they getting a lot of complaints about now the but the bart board of directors just passed their next year's budget that is 2.3 billion dollars. the board's president says it's all designed around a safety plan includes hiring officers and for an arms fair inspectors word is also keeping a january fare increase now it's going to come out average about $0.22. her right now the board also approved fare increases every 2 years after that leading up to 2026 are looking at 2020 to 2024. then again, 2026, going look at the information we've laid out here on the screen for you. the budget also includes million to pay the agency's roughly about 3400 employees, $262 million to buy new train cars. $201 million repair tracks. another structures and then 2.1 million towards those 19 new addition

we need to make our fare gates less permeable to people. but the chapel eng, sigh don't think there's a fare gate we see in any transit system that's perfect for what we are trying to do. so. >> okay. perfect you are never going to find perfect. >> that's fair. okay, yes. >> every time you make a move on something, like when you tried to clean out the drug use, issues came up of civil rights. the idea you can't make people just get up a leave and also the question of are we helping the people by throwing them out or. >> this doesn't looks like this. i don't think there's been a social justice push around this. folks need help, and civic center stations are a different station than year ago. >> i agree there. >> but i do recognize that our engineering staff is trying out at 2 stations, a different arrangement for the fare gates. and i think that's a responsible thing. let's trouble shoot this and figure out what works. and then we have the opportunityin the coming fiscal year. but the stand up grace did the general manager, having staff and

but if you use your clipper card or the muni mobile app fares will stay at $2.50.fficials say the fare increase will allow the sfmta to keep pace with labor and other rising costs for more on the various increases you can go to our website kron 4 dot com. >>now to developing news in the east bay, the cross examination of suspects, max harris has ended but not before another blistering round of questioning from the district attorney in the go ship fire trial in oakland terrace and co-defendant erica, many each faces 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter for all the people who died in that fire in 2016. >>kron four's haaziq madyun has the latest from the courthouse. >>that harris returns to the witness stand for a 3rd day of cross examination here at the go shipped rally at the alameda county superior courthouse in oakland, wednesday's exhibits included any bill between harris and the landlord which he describes potentially devastating consequences concerted reoccurring power outages at the warehouse, it aggressive told prosecutor autry james ask you are clearly awar

and roadways in the state also on july 1st get ready to pay higher muni fares a single ride will now cost $3 if you pay with cash or by a limited use ticket, but if you use that clipper card or the muni mobile app fares will stay it to 50. officials say the fare increase will allow the sfmta to keep pace with labor and other rising costs for more information on the various fare increases you can head to our web site law regarding the release of police body camera footage will go into effect. it requires police to release the footage within 45 days of an incident where an officer uses his or her weapon. and finally also starting monday california will become the first state to require background checks in order to buy ammunition governor newsome says this will deter gun violence and save lives. opponents though are suing hoping to change the law. they say this places an unfair burden on millions of law abiding gun owners. >>independence day less than a week away and at noon sharp today, more than a dozen city approved vendors opened up their boots to sell fireworks. in the city of dub

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>>meanwhile, bart is mulling over effective ways to deter fare. evaders it includes station enhancement in overall extra security presence. ever since our launch that program in april the anti fare evasion program. >>they've seen a change of behavior they have seen riders pay but they are paying the least amount as possible and they are seeing them. still jump over these gates, perhaps the long-term answer is replacing all these gates and eventually make it harder for people to john and strolled through live in san francisco gayle, ong kron 4 news. >>thank you so much gayle is it a double murder or murder suicide that's what investigators are trying to determine tonight. after 2 bodies were found inside a home in castro valley, the crime scene is on forest avenue and castro valley road. it's very close to marshall elementary school, the alameda county sheriff's office says the bodies had been inside the home for several days. get the latest now from kron four's justine waltman just the loss of life. sad. >>neighbors are in disbelief a man and a wo

fares go up. trains get dirtr.it's a little >> the newly approved fare hikes come in addition to 5.4% increase on january 1st. b.a.r.t. says $4 million will be generated. they give low-income riders a 20% discount on fares. >>> 6:07. police in san mateo want your help. they want to identify a sexual assault suspect. take a look at this. newly-released surveillance video. police say a woman was assaulted last month. she was leaving a bank of america on el camino real. the man wanted for questioning described as being 5'4," weighing about 120 pounds. take a quick look here. if you have any information, call san mateo police. >>> also happening today, civil rights attorney john burris, announcing he is filing a claim against the walnut creek police department after officers shot and killed a 23-year-old mentally ill man. burris is representing the family of paul who was shot. officers said they had no choice but to shoot. he was running toward them with a crow bar. burris said the police did not prop

>>the fare increase will make matters worse. i think that every time that we raise fares every time crime goes up. every time there's a newsworthy incident on on the system. we lose more ridership. >>this really isn't the right thing to do it's really a short term gambit. >>but our president that inductee says the million generated from that fare hike this year marked for new bart cars as well as a new train control system both he says will improve the riders experience and he says that the money is yanked. it will put parts remaining budget in flux. >>where are the cuts going to be made if we're not going the revenue that was anticipated with this inflation based adjustment will it come out of safety measures will it come station apartment. i don't know. >>as for writers they seem not to be opposed to a fare hike, those long as the money is spent and their priority. >>what do need to do is get ponies which on the system, i'm ok pain a little bit more it goes to newer safer cars more bart police to say for more comfortable right

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that happened, they'll consider stalling a fare increase that's been approved. prices are set to rise r board member wants to pull the fare increase from the budget. director allen says that bart should focus on improving service to react tra riders. she says fair hikes will drive more customers away. >> sorry for that incorrect video. >>> happening today, an update on the sales force transit center. they'll discuss repairs and scheduled reopening at this morning's meeting. earlier this week, we learned that transit center building including that roof top park will reopen on july 1st. buses won't resume until later -- until later. the transit center has been closed since september after workers found cracks in the support beams. >> all right. in the east bay, the defense set to call more witnesses today in the goesha fire trial. the jury heard from two former roommates of max harris. they called him honest and responsible. they suggested harris is unfairly blamed for the deadly fire that killed 36 people in oakland in 2016. harris and his co-defendant are charge