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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/BCN) — A power loss to the third rail triggered major BART delays to trains in San Francisco Friday morning, officials said. BART officials said the equipment problem at the 24th Street Mission station in San Francisco. The delay started around 7:45 a.m. The delay is due to a power loss to a track’s third rail and is affecting trains on the San Francisco line in the SFO, Millbrae, Daly City and East Bay directions. Meanwhile, San Francisco fire spokesman Lt. Jonathan Baxter said fire crews responded to the station around 7:30 a.m. after trash was discovered burning on the track. “The San Francisco fire department received 911 calls for smoke in the area of the 24th Street BART station,” he said on a Twitter post. “Units arrived on scene quickly and determined that this was trash in the tracks near one of the trains. The small pile of trash was quickly extinguished.” SMOKE IN AREA OF 24TH ST BART TRASH FIRE (SMOLDERING) UNDER THE BART TRACKS WHICH HAS … [Read more...] about Third Rail Power Loss Slows BART Trains In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Several San Francisco supervisors are calling for a independent investigation of city departments involved in a growing corruption scandal. At a news conference Thursday morning, District 6 Supervisor Matt Haney and two other supervisors said an investigation by the City Attorney and Controller’s office called for by Mayor London Breed would not be sufficient for what’s needed at City Hall. “For a long time now, City Hall has been plagued by a culture of ‘pay-to-play,’ under the table, backroom dealings that have undermined the city’s values,” said Haney. “It’s is both necessary and appropriate to identify a completely independent investigator without any pre-existing contracts or relationships with the city to conduct investigations.” Raw Video: Supervisor Matt Haney press conference Haney said the investigation would look at the city’s Department of Public Works (DPW) as well as other city departments including the Department of Public Health, … [Read more...] about San Francisco Supervisors Call For Independent Probe Into Corruption At City Departments

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The head of San Francisco’s Department of Public Works has been arrested on charges of public corruption, federal authorities said Tuesday. Public Works Director Mohammed Nuru, 58, was arrested Monday by FBI agents and accused of several corruption schemes involving city contracts. Businessman and restaurateur Nick Bovis, 57, owner of the famed Lefty O’Doul’s bar and restaurant, was also arrested as part of the probe. Nuru is also the Chair of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority Board of Directors, which administers the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco. Dave Anderson, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, announced the charges at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. “The complaint alleges corruption pouring into San Francisco from around the world,” said Anderson. “The complaint alleges corruption, bribery, side deals by one of San Francisco’s highest-ranking public employees.” The complaint alleged Nuru was involved in five … [Read more...] about San Francisco Public Works Director Arrested On Alleged Public Corruption Charges

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — City officials turned up the legal pressure Tuesday on San Francisco Unified School District administrators to accelerate plans to reopen schools that have been shuttered for nearly a year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. City Attorney Dennis Herrera has amended his lawsuit against the school district to add three new allegations including violations of the California Constitution. The expanded lawsuit, filed Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court, alleges that the school district is: Violating students’ right under the California Constitution to attend public school Discriminating against students on the basis of wealth in violation of the California Constitution’s equal protection clause Violating the state law that requires school districts to “offer in-person instruction to the greatest extent possible” Last week, California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said that schools in Marin, San Francisco, … [Read more...] about San Francisco Turns Up Legal Pressure On District Officials To Reopen San Francisco Schools

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — After numerous bargaining sessions and mounting pressure from parents and city officials, the union representing San Francisco’s public school teachers and the school district announced Sunday they have reached a tentative agreement on the protocol to return to in-classroom instruction. The tentative agreement covers educators, custodians, engineers, nutrition services workers, clerks, technology support, administrators, construction craft workers, and others within the San Francisco public school system. A major component of the agreement is a demand that teachers be vaccinated before schools reopen. “This agreement sets the stage to safely reopen schools in San Francisco,” said usan Solomon, President of United Educators of San Francisco, in a news release. “Now we need city and state officials to step up and make vaccines available to school staff now, while UESF continues to focus on finalizing agreements around classroom … [Read more...] about San Francisco Teachers Union, School District Reach Tentative Agreement On COVID-19 Reopening Protocols