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Is BART fleecing unsuspecting customers with its 'Excursion Fare?' Photo: BART

BART’s Excursion Fare: How the Agency Earns Millions from Passengers Not Riding Trains

By Staff at GJEL Attorneys | Dec 15, 2017 | No Comments

BART charges a $5.75 Excursion Fare anytime a rider enters and exits the same station, regardless of whether the exit occurred within three minutes or three hours.

51st and Broadway area in north Oakland, including the Shops at the Ridge on the northeast corner. Source: Google Streetview

‘Shops at the Ridge’ Create Suburban Dystopia in Oakland

By Staff at GJEL Attorneys | Jul 20, 2017 | No Comments

The redevelopment of the Safeway/Longs Drugs complex in Oakland could have been the centerpiece of one of the city's most walkable and bikeable districts. Instead, a lack of vision coupled with mismanaged implementation turned it into even more of a mess today than it was before.