BART has expressed support for renaming the Lake Merritt Station to Oakland Chinatown, but requires external funding of $750,000 first, as well as thorough community engagement.
Robert Raburn, a BART Board member, stated, 'We can find the money and this isn't the kind of dollar amount that's going to scare us away from taking this action,' referring to the costs related to the name change.
BART faces a potential budget deficit in the hundreds of millions, which has led them to maintain that third-party applicants must cover the costs of renaming stations due to their strained financial situation.
Local community members emphasize the need for this name change as a way to address past anti-Asian hate and to reclaim pride in the significant Chinese population in the area.
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