Authorities are investigating a hit-and-run collision involving an AC Transit bus Wednesday afternoon that left multiple hurt in Oakland. A spokesperson from AC Transit said the incident occurred shortly after 12:35 p.m. at 16th Avenue and International Boulevard when the driver of a southbound car collided with one of the agency's busses after driving into a "bus only" lane and attempting an illegal U-turn.
Yesterday, AC Transit staff quietly removed an agenda item from tonight's meeting of the agency's board. Staff had requested approval for a $523,000 grant application to the Department of Homeland Security for funds to cover additional law enforcement personnel. "No disadvantages," to the proposal, the staff report read. Yet the grant, according to a federal notice, may have required the agency's involvement in "border crisis response and enforcement support."
